[1] It was recovered in the Strud (Gesves, Belgium) environment from the Bois des Mouches Formation, Upper Famennian.

It was originally described as the first complete Late Devonian terrestrial insect, but due to its poor state of preservation, its affinity is discussed.

The median abdominal structures are filled with guts, which excludes the possibility that is a molting shell.

The triangular mandibles have a continuous series of sharp, small irregular molar and incisor cusps.

For the extra legs that Hörnschemeyer et al. confirmed, they considered as internal organs extruded during compression and decay.

[3] Multiple later studies about Strud fossils call Strudiella as "putative insect".

[8][1] However, Hörnschemeyer et al. (2013) which denied its interpretation as insect commented that it is crucial to prevent this fossil from entering entomology textbooks.