Glenoleon pulchellus
Antlion lacewing at Undefined Area
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| Glenoleon pulchellus | KimPullen | 6 Feb 2018 | |
| Glenoleon pulchellus | KimPullen | 2 Feb 2018 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 31 Jan 2018 |
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Two of these bugs flying closer together. Large wings open out while they fluttered about. I lost them before long as they moved on..
6 comments
1 Feb 2018
I have downloaded the original photos, cropped them and added them back to aid in identification.
1 Feb 2018
It is an Antlion Lacewing, Myrmeleontidae sp (family), possibly Glenoleon falsus.
3 Feb 2018
Glenoleon pulchellus looks to be a better match, with the black-white-black bands on the hindwing showing through the mottled forewing.
3 Feb 2018
Are they pretty common? I haven't come across a bug like this before up at Mt Majura. Thanks Kim.
7 Feb 2018
Aaron, they're probably more common than we think, but they're near-invisible when clinging to a twig, and not all that conspicuous when flying. I've only ever seen them singly, I think you were lucky to see two.
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- 2 Abundance
- 31 Jan 2018 07:28 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
- 50mm or larger Animal size
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- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Glenoleon pulchellus Antlions (Myrmeleontidae) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
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- Glenoleon pulchellus Scientific name
- Antlion lacewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 769m Recorded at altitude
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