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Copyright © 2014
Carlee Oj
dragonfly? -
Myrmeleon
Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
June 16, 2014
this one came in with me at 9:30pm tonight from the flood light in the backyard.
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Contributed by
Carlee Oj
on 16 June, 2014 - 8:49pm
Last updated 3 October, 2020 - 9:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Antlions including Owlflies
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Jonathan Hoskins
, 3 October, 2020 - 9:16pm
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john and jane balaban
, 14 July, 2014 - 7:46pm
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Neuroptera?
Dragonflies have tiny, inconspicuous antennae. This is probably Neuroptera (and so more closely related to a house fly than a dragonfly).
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John F. Carr
, 16 June, 2014 - 9:02pm
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Myrmeleon sp., a so-called 'antlion'
not related to dragonflies
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v belov
, 16 June, 2014 - 9:02pm
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