Climaciella brunnea
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| Climaciella brunnea in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Mantispidae |
| Genus: | Climaciella |
| Species: | C. brunnea |
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Climaciella brunnea Say, 1824 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Climaciella brunnea var. instabilis Opler, 1981 |
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Climaciella brunnea var. instabilis Opler, 1981
Climaciella rubescens Stitz, 1913
Climaciella rubescens var. laciniata Stitz, 1913
Climaciella rubescens var. unicolor Stitz, 1913
Mantispa brunnea Banks, 1911
Climaciella brunnea var. occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella varia var. occidentis (Banks, 1911)
Climaciella brunnea (Banks, 1911)
Mantispa brunnea var. occidentis Banks, 1911
Mantispa burquei Provancher, 1875
Mantispa denaria Taylor, 1862
Mantispa moesta Hagen, 1861
Climaciella varia (Erichson, 1839)
Symphrasis varia (Erichson, 1839)
Mantispa varia Erichson, 1839
Mantispa brunnea Say, 1824
Climaciella brunnea, known sometimes by the common name wasp mantidfly and Brown mantidfly, is a predatory insect.
Climaciella brunnea is found in Canada and the United States.
As with most mantidflies, this species is parasitic to spiders as larva: the eggs of wolf spiders are their favorite and larva will get themselves wrapped up with the eggs in the sac by the spider, since they cannot break into the sacs themselves. If the spider hasn't yet laid eggs, the larva will subsist on the spider's blood until then. Once inside the sac the larva will feast on the eggs until adulthood.
Climaciella brunnea has a body length of 2 to 3 cm. Its markings mimic a social wasp (Polistes sp.).
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