The main thing was the size. It was much smaller in length and girth than any antlion I have seen before. At the most, it's body was 1 1/4" long and that made me consider damselflies.

Not having antlion antenna also seemed to indicate damselfly but that could be the result of being dead in a spider web.

The end of it's tail also seemed to be wider in relation to the rest of it's tail and that seemed incorrect for an antlion and possible for a damselfly but again that could be the result of being dead.

Of course the wing position was correct for antlions and not damselflies but I ascribed that to the (dead in a web) thing, lol.

Thanks for setting me straight. I never tried to ID a dead insect before and I think it will be some time before I try to again.

Lee

Antlions are in the order Neuroptera..."net winged" which refer to the myriad of veins in the wings. Compare this one's wings to the veins in a damselfly might help you. If this one still had antennae, they would be obvious with a knob on the end. Damselflies have very indistinct short thin hair-like antennae. Antlions are frequently confused with damselflies...so your experience is common...don't let it deter you!