I saw our next puzzler down at my pond recently when I was there exploring and looking for dragonflies. It is an impressive insect that at first glance looked like a butterfly when its wings were open. Upon closer inspection though I could see it wasn’t a butterfly. But what was it? A dragonfly? Moth? I know for most of you this will be a very hard puzzler! I am sharing it because as always, I’m learning right along with you and it is an interesting insect (though admittedly I think all insects are interesting!) I’ll give you a giant hint by showing you what it looks like BEFORE it transforms into an adult insect.
Here are a few photos, including the what this insect looks like in its aquatic stage.
If you want to guess, use the comment box below. I’d love to hear from you, as always.
I’m going with Dobson Fly
Dobsonfly is a good guess. I think it’s one you’ve not heard of or seen, but it is related to a dobsonfly.