Climaciella brunnea (Say in Keating, 1824)
Brown Wasp Mantidfly
Synonyms: Mantispa moesta
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Animal
Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate
Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry
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Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Mantispidae
Genus: Climaciella
Species: Climaciella brunnea
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Origin: Native
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No
Rarity Designations: None
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type: Heterotroph
HABITAT
PHOTOS OF Climaciella brunnea

Near the edge of a field
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-29

Zoomed in view of the insect
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-29

Zoomed in view of the insect
Essex County, MA
Date: 2025-06-29
