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Photo#25234
Antlion ? - Glenurus gratus

Antlion ? - Glenurus gratus
Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida, USA
June 20, 2005
came to porch light. I don't know the genus.

#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.

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?

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.

 
yes it's gratus
yes it's gratus

 
Thank you
very much for the ID.

 
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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