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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 exitialis
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Antlion - Myrmeleon exitialis
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Antlion - Myrmeleon exitialis
Pack Forest (near Eatonville), Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 11, 2009
Stonefly? Ant lion? Whatever it is, it's something new for me.

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 16 July, 2009 - 11:02am
Last updated 22 May, 2010 - 7:51pm

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… v belov, 22 May, 2010 - 7:51pm login or register to post comments

#305030 Identification – Myrmeleon exitialis
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… John D. Oswald, 22 May, 2010 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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… Kevin Hall, 23 July, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

antlion
That looks like an adult antlion to me.
Here's a stonefly for comparison.

… Andrew Williams, 16 July, 2009 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

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