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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) » Long-tailed Antlions (Brachynemurini) » Brachynemurus » Brachynemurus abdominalis
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antlion? - Brachynemurus abdominalis
Copyright © 2006 Diane Klingman

antlion? - Brachynemurus abdominalis
Box Elder near Box Elder Creek (with water), Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
July 7, 2006
Size: about 1-1/4 inches
ID is from Aaron Michael Peterson.

This one does not have "opalescent eyes" or wings as big as the others I have seen here, but otherwise it looks like one to me.

I have read that they are hard to ID by genus. I have found other similar antlion images to this one so unless anybody wants to correct me, I am moving these to the antlion guide!

Thanks for the help!

How does one tell male vs female?

on clapboard near porch light

NOTE wings folded after resting

no flash, macro, enhanced and cropped

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antlion - Brachynemurus abdominalis antlion? - Brachynemurus abdominalis antlion? - Brachynemurus abdominalis
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Contributed by Diane Klingman on 8 July, 2006 - 1:01am
Last updated 18 August, 2006 - 4:26pm

Moved
Moved from Antlions.
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2006 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

#62203 Identification -- Brachynemurus abdominalis
This is the antlion Brachynemurus abdominalis (Say, 1823).
… John D. Oswald, 18 August, 2006 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

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