Myrmeleon immaculatus

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Myrmeleon immaculatus
Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus female.jpg
Female photographed in Ontario
Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus male.jpg
Male photographed in Ontario
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Genus: Myrmeleon
Species:
M. immaculatus
Binomial name
Myrmeleon immaculatus
De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus is a species of pit-trapping antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America and is a particularly common species in the eastern United States. [1] [2] [3] This species is usually a blue-grey color and the adults are 30mm long.

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References

  1. "Myrmeleon immaculatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Myrmeleon immaculatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

Larva in Wheatley, Ontario Common Antlion Myrmeleon immaculatus mature nymph.jpg
Larva in Wheatley, Ontario