Neuroptera: Mantispidae - This is not a mantis.

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Creative Commons Licence
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Photograph
Keywords: 
Neuroptera (Image keywords), Mantispidae (Image keywords), Mimicry (Image keywords)
Description: 

This may look like a mantis - but it isn't.  It is a member of the order Neuroptera, family Mantispidae.  This specimen, from Kalimantan, was being offered for sale by a dealer as a mantis!  The most obvious features to distinguish them are the antennae and the wing veins.

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith