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Styrian Praying Lacewing

Mantispa styriaca

Styrian Praying Lacewing, reference photograph — Mantispa styriaca · observation 385408273 · Martiño Cabana Otero · CC BY

Facts

Larvae develop by feeding within spider egg sacs, including those of wolf spiders.
It spends winter as a first-stage larva.
Adults perch on bushes or trees and catch small invertebrates with their grasping front legs.

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