Polystoechotes punctata

Polystoechotes punctata · Order: Neuroptera · Family: Ithonidae

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Polystoechotes punctata
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Polystoechotes punctata can grow up to two inches in length. It is found in Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The insect can reach about two inches long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in Central America and North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Michigan, Wyoming.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Polystoechotes punctata photo 3
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Polystoechotes punctata photo 4
Photo: Daniel S., CC BY
Polystoechotes punctata photo 5
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Polystoechotes punctata photo 6
Photo: Pablo Rafael Arevalo, CC BY

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystoechotes_punctata

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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