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Pleasing Picture-winged Antlion (Glenurus gratus)
Photo#25234
Copyright © 2005
Machele White
Antlion ? -
Glenurus gratus
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
June 20, 2005
came to porch light. I don't know the genus.
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Contributed by
Machele White
on 22 July, 2005 - 7:22pm
Last updated 3 August, 2005 - 12:13pm
#25234 Identification (confirmed) -- Glenurus gratus
This is the antlion Glenurus gratus (Say, 1839), our most colorful and photogenic North American antlion. The larvae develop in dry tree holes. Consequently, the adult is usually found in forested areas and is generally not very abundant.
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John D. Oswald
, 18 August, 2006 - 3:03pm
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Nice, Machele
I'd love to have a better image of this. Do you mind if I try to clean this one up a bit? Can you send
me
your original to work from?
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Troy Bartlett
, 24 July, 2005 - 3:12pm
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Yes!
This is a lovely specimen in the genus Glenurus, maybe G. gratus. The shot is a little dark. The light areas on the wingtips are PINK! Spectacular insect, and very large for an ant lion.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 22 July, 2005 - 7:42pm
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yes it's gratus
yes it's gratus
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Dennis Profant
, 22 July, 2005 - 7:59pm
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Thank you
very much for the ID.
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Machele White
, 22 July, 2005 - 10:23pm
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Will move to guide
I just saw one of these--lovely, also at my porch light. I'll jot off a quick guide and move it there, along with my images.
Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina
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Cotinis
, 3 August, 2005 - 12:01pm
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