In May last year, photographer Guek Hock Ping took photos of a lacewing in Malaysia and posted them on photo-sharing site Flickr . Entomologist Shaun Winterton stumbled upon the gallery, and didn’t recognize the distinct blue and black markings found on the insect’s wings. After sending the link to colleagues, who were also unable to identify the insect, Winterton became convinced that the photographed specimen was from a species unknown to science. Winterton reached out to Guek but was dismayed to discover that the photographer had no more information on the species — he’d simply shot the photographs and allowed the insect to fly away

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