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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions & Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontinae) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontini) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleon) » Myrmeleon immaculatus
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Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus
Copyright © 2016 Henry Burton

Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus
Lake County, Ohio, USA
August 1, 2016
Can this antlion be sexed and if yes how is that done ? Thanks for the help.

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Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus Id help needed - antlion - Myrmeleon immaculatus
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Contributed by Henry Burton on 10 December, 2016 - 9:55am
Last updated 27 December, 2020 - 6:39am

Moved
Moved from Pit-trapping Antlions.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 27 December, 2020 - 6:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Antlions including Owlflies.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 1 October, 2020 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

Antlion
In this genus, it is difficult to determine the gender, without a close-up shot of the abdominal apex, but an expert may be able to tell. I believe that this is Myrmeleon immaculatus. (eastern range)
… Bob Biagi, 10 December, 2016 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

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