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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Neuroptera) » Antlions and Allies (Myrmeleontiformia) » Antlions including Owlflies (Myrmeleontidae) » Giant, Long-tailed, and Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontinae) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleontini) » Pit-trapping Antlions (Myrmeleon) » unidentified larvae (Myrmeleon unidentified larvae)
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ant lion larva, doodlebug - Myrmeleon
Copyright © 2009 Andrew Williams

ant lion larva, doodlebug - Myrmeleon
Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
August 28, 2008
Antlion larva, Doodlebug, Myrmeleon genus

Any way to get ID down further visually, or geographically?
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 21 June, 2009 - 10:00am
Last updated 10 August, 2009 - 4:34pm

I call them ant lions
ive found them in nevada, California, and Oregon. Never seen them on a leaf before. Thay normaly make small pits in the ground so ants can fall in them.
… omidon, 2 July, 2009 - 1:20am login or register to post comments

I don't have an answer to your question
I just wanted to say sweet pic :)
… Natalie Hernandez, 21 June, 2009 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks Natalie :)
… Andrew Williams, 21 June, 2009 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

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