Polystoechotes punctata is a species of giant lacewing in the family Ithonidae.[1][2][3] Found in Central America and North America,[4] this giant lacewing was considered extirpated from eastern North America by the 1950s but was serendipitously rediscovered in Fayetteville, Arkansas,[5] where it was found clinging to a facade at a Walmart in 2012.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Ithonidae |
| Genus: | Polystoechotes |
| Species: | P. punctata
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| Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Polystoechotes punctata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Polystoechotes punctata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ "Polystoechotes punctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Skvarla, Michael J.; Fisher, J. Ray (2022). "Rediscovery of Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793) (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) in Eastern North America". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124 (2): 332–345. doi:10.4289/0013-8797.124.2.332.
- ^ Berard, Adrienne (27 February 2023). "Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, points to deeper ecological questions". Phys.org. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
Further reading
edit- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
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