[tn-moths] Re: critters

  • From: Hugh McGuinness <hdmcguinness@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 23:28:08 -0400

Yes, they are both in the order Megaloptera, an order that has been
segregated from Neuroptera.

Hugh

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:17 PM, <klight10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Oops, I guess I missed the mark on that one! Are fishflies and dobsonflies
> related? They look a lot alike.
>
>
>
> Kris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Merrill Lynch" <jmerrilllynch@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tn-moths@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 3:28:11 PM
> Subject: [tn-moths] Re: critters
>
> Jean,
>
> Your first image is a dark fishfly (genus Nigronia).  They occur near
> unpolluted small streams.  I have the same critter at my place.
>
> Merrill
>
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Jean Obrist <innisfreehorses@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Here are the critters from my sheet last night.  I have never seen a
> > stinkbug this big.... at least an inch long.
> > The other thing was about 1 1/2 inches long.
> >
> > Jean Obrist
>
>
>
> --
> J. Merrill Lynch
> Echo Valley Farm
> Watauga County, NC
> Elevation:  3,400 feet
>
>

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