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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions (Myrmeleontidae) » Vella » Vella fallax
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almost camouflaged - Vella fallax
Copyright © 2007 kakiana

almost camouflaged - Vella fallax
Hereford, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 11, 2007
Size: about three inches
a beaut~
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Contributed by kakiana on 11 August, 2007 - 10:04pm
Last updated 12 April, 2009 - 4:55pm

Moved
Moved from Vella texana; texana is a subspecies of fallax - see John Oswald's comment here, and ITIS page here.
… Robin McLeod, 4 September, 2007 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

Ant lion.
This is an adult ant lion, Vella texana. They are often attracted to lights at night.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 August, 2007 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

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