Myrmeleontidae (family)

Unidentified Antlion Lacewing at Hughes, ACT

Myrmeleontidae (family) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Myrmeleontidae (family) 18 May 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Myrmeleontidae (family) 27 Dec 2019 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 27 Dec 2019 ruthkerruish

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It was only about 3.5 mm long. I think it is too delicate to be a dragonfly?

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HarveyPerkins wrote:
   28 Dec 2019
Not a dragonfly or a damselfly. It's an ant-lion of some sort.

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  • 2 Abundance
  • 27 Dec 2019 08:00 AM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

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  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size

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