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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions (Myrmeleontidae) » Vella » Vella americana
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not owlfly nor antlion, but what? - Vella americana
Copyright © 2008 Danny Mims

not owlfly nor antlion, but what? - Vella americana
rural, denton County, Texas, USA
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Contributed by Danny Mims on 22 March, 2008 - 9:40pm
Last updated 13 May, 2008 - 8:08am

Moved
Moved from Antlions, Lacewings and Allies.
… John R. Maxwell, 13 May, 2008 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

#173928 Identification - Vella americana (the largest specimen)
One of our largest antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae).
… John D. Oswald, 12 May, 2008 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

How about
Glenurus? The size and the short thick abdomen seem to fit.
… margarethe brummermann, 23 March, 2008 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure
The creature was found dead then steamed to get spread for a picture. May make "short thick abdomen" less a factor.
… John R. Maxwell, 23 March, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

All 3
Here is the Owlfly, left, and Antlion, right, and you can see the difference. This one I cannot find in any book.
… Danny Mims, 22 March, 2008 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

 
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