ABC7

Giant flying insect found on Walmart building turns out to be Jurassic-era find

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that ...
Miami Herald

Giant bug flying outside Walmart found to be ‘super rare’ insect not seen in decades

A giant lacewing, not seen in eastern North America in more than 50 years, was discovered outside a Walmart in Arkansas, officials say. Penn State University For nearly 10 years, an insect discovered ...
WSMV

Insect found outside Arkansas Walmart identified as Jurassic-era insect

UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. (Gray News) – A giant insect found outside an Arkansas Walmart is setting historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata, or giant lacewing, was reportedly found in 2012 by ...
New Scientist

Giant insect thought extinct in eastern US found in a Walmart

For the first time in more than 50 years, a giant lacewing (Polystoechotes punctata) has been found in eastern North America. The discovery raises new questions about the distribution of the ...
Gizmodo

Ultra-Rare Insect Found in an Arkansas Walmart Parking Lot

A giant lacewing hadn't been collected in the eastern U.S. for more than 50 years—until a scientist stumbled upon a specimen at a Fayetteville Walmart. Reading time 4 minutes A rare species, once ...