Mantidflies in Florida

I'm reaching out to observers in central Florida to keep an eye out for an apparently unique mantidfly documented in that area. Here are some observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=any&place_id=any&field:Similar%20observation%20set=Florida%20mantidfly
https://bugguide.net/node/view/68322
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1680938

If you find something that looks like this, capture it, post a pic, and contact me. It may just be an unusual variation of a common species, but it has a very unique set of characteristics and might be a new species. If we have a specimen in hand, I can sequence the DNA and send the critter itself to a taxonomic expert for further characterization.

@ryancooke, @gaudettelaura, @brennafarrell, @joannerusso, @mbelitz, @joshuadoby, @ericpo1, @scottsimmons, @j_appleget, @vijaybarve, @stevecollins, @marykeim, @floridensis

הועלה ב-פברואר 18, 2020 04:57 אחה"צ על ידי

pfau_tarleton

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I wish I could help, but I'm no longer in Florida.

פורסם על-ידי brennafarrell לפני יותר מ 4 שנים

Will keep an eye.

פורסם על-ידי vijaybarve לפני יותר מ 4 שנים

Copy that, and will keep an eye out. I'm in Volusia county and hit adjacent Lake county fairly frequent (during the warmer, active months).

פורסם על-ידי floridensis לפני יותר מ 4 שנים

Wow, I definitely will keep an eye out for one!

פורסם על-ידי scottsimmons לפני יותר מ 4 שנים

@joemdo @jaykeller @tpalmer and @bennypoo may be interested in this as well!

פורסם על-ידי sambiology לפני בערך 4 שנים

Thanks for bringing me into the loop, Sam, though I'm rarely in central Florida. I'm almost exclusively in tropical S. Florida and the Bahamas.

פורסם על-ידי bennypoo לפני בערך 4 שנים

Hey folks, just a friendly note to keep an eye out for this apparently unique mantidfly. If you spot one, and would like to participate, just put it in a container with air, post pics, and notify me. I can then confirm if it's the unusual one or a typical one. Getting an identification to determine if it's an introduced species or a new species will require a specimen in hand.
@ryancooke, @gaudettelaura, @joannerusso, @mbelitz, @joshuadoby, @ericpo1, @scottsimmons, @j_appleget, @vijaybarve, @stevecollins, @marykeim, @floridensis, @joemdo @jaykeller @tpalmer, @seaheart88, @ladylovesplants, @noaboa, @kuchipatchis, @caitjcampbell, @mbelitz

פורסם על-ידי pfau_tarleton לפני בערך 4 שנים

cool, thanks for the @ ! im not often in central florida though but if i am ill keep it in mind

@arctic_mongoose may be interested

פורסם על-ידי buggybuddy לפני בערך 4 שנים

thanks, will keep an eye out; @lindacooper298 you also

פורסם על-ידי seaheart88 לפני בערך 4 שנים

Interesting. I'll be in touch if I find a likely candidate! @pmaxp - check it out

פורסם על-ידי gaudettelaura לפני בערך 4 שנים

Hope to see through my lens 📷😊

פורסם על-ידי ladylovesplants לפני בערך 4 שנים

OK, thanks. Hope to see one.

פורסם על-ידי marykeim לפני בערך 4 שנים

Always on the lookout for new and interesting inverts. Don't always have collecting equipment, but a littered plastic bottle will sometimes do the trick.

פורסם על-ידי tpalmer לפני בערך 4 שנים

Does anyone on this list do blacklighting? That may be the best way to find one.

פורסם על-ידי stevecollins לפני בערך 4 שנים

Forgot to tag @aispinsects, @mikehanson11

פורסם על-ידי pfau_tarleton לפני בערך 4 שנים

I'll keep an eye but my luck is treacherous. I put lights out almost every night but in the same, degraded area. Will certainly keep an eye out as well. I've only ever been able to see them when light trapping.

פורסם על-ידי aispinsects לפני בערך 4 שנים

Will keep an eye out for something similar in my outings. I usually stay within Wakulla, Liberty and Franklin counties. Hopefully I get lucky! Thank you for the Tag.

פורסם על-ידי mikehanson11 לפני בערך 4 שנים