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Polystoechotes punctata

Polystoechotes punctata

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Ithonidae

Polystoechotes punctata is a species of giant lacewing in the family Ithonidae. Found in Central America and North America, this giant lacewing was considered extirpated from eastern North America by the 1950s but was serendipitously rediscovered in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where it was found clinging to a facade at a Walmart in 2012. Although it was found in 2012, it was misidentified until 2020.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 668Canada · 425Mexico · 2