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

Climaciella brunnea

Near the edge of a field

Essex County, MA

Date: 2025-06-29

Climaciella brunnea

Zoomed in view of the insect

Essex County, MA

Date: 2025-06-29

Climaciella brunnea

Zoomed in view of the insect

Essex County, MA

Date: 2025-06-29