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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) » Giant Antlions (Acanthaclisini) » Vella » Vella fallax » Vella fallax texana
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Adult antlion - Vella fallax
Copyright © 2005 Jo Cox

Adult antlion - Vella fallax
Sonora, Sutton County, Texas, USA
August 22, 2005
Size: 2"
This large bug was found on a cool morning. Searching Bug Guide I found one photo that is a ringer but it did not specify the genus and species. I hope someone can give me more information.

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Contributed by Jo Cox on 30 December, 2005 - 8:15pm
Last updated 9 September, 2022 - 8:02pm

Moved
Moved from Vella fallax.
… Jonathan Hoskins, 9 September, 2022 - 8:02pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2006 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

#39975 Identification -- Vella fallax texana
This is the antlion Vella fallax texana (Hagen, 1887).
… John D. Oswald, 18 August, 2006 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

Vella fallax?
Generally, ant lions are not that easy to identify unless they are among the few with distinctive wing markings. That said, if this specimen was 'really' large, it might be Vella fallax, our largest North American species, with at least two subspecies. My specimens, from front of head to tips of folded wings, probably exceed three inches.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 January, 2006 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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