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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions & Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Picture-winged Antlions and Allies (Nemoleontinae) » Euptilon » Euptilon ornatum

Species Euptilon ornatum

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Life Cycle · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
Suborder Myrmeleontiformia (Antlions and Allies)
Family Myrmeleontidae (Antlions & Owlflies)
Subfamily Nemoleontinae (Picture-winged Antlions and Allies)
Genus Euptilon
Species ornatum (Euptilon ornatum)
Explanation of Names
Euptilon ornatum (Drury 1773)
Psammoleon guttipes Banks, 1906
Myrmeleon ingeniosus Walker, 1853
Hemerobius ornatus Drury, 1773
Range
FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, NC, NJ, TX (1)
Life Cycle
Larvae live in the sand around trees. It is also noted as a slow-moving species.(2)
Works Cited
1.Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico
Penny N.D., Adams P.A., Stange L.A. 1997. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 50: 39‒114.
2.The ant-lions of Florida. II. Genera based on larvae (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)
Lionel A. Stange. 1980. Entomology Circular No. 221.
Contributed by E Moon on 2 June, 2008 - 11:53am
Additional contributions by v belov, Robert H. Biagi, PaleoJon
Last updated 28 July, 2021 - 7:45am

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