Myrmeleontidae (family)
Unidentified Antlion Lacewing at Hughes, ACT
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| Myrmeleontidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Mar 2021 | |
| Myrmeleontidae (family) | JonSteinbeck | 21 Mar 2021 |
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Unfortunately I found this antlion dead when I was coiling up the garden hose. I suspect that the hose nozzle dragged it from the garden when I was pulling it along. It may have had a gritty sack associated with it, because something like that was nearby. (Sorry, this is from last year, I am catching up with some photos I have.)
2 comments
21 Mar 2021
It would normally be concealed at the bottom of a conical pit in bare ground where it traps ants.
21 Mar 2021
Hi Roger, Yes, that is what I suspect and I think dragging the hose nozzle across the ground probably dug it up. That said, I had not noticed any antlion pits in that area, but I certainly have had antlion adults around the yard. Cheers,
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098121-35.333181
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Nov 2020 03:57 PM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myrmeleontidae (family) Antlions (Myrmeleontidae) Lacewings (Neuroptera) Insects
Species information
- Myrmeleontidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Antlion Lacewing Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1412.6m Recorded at altitude
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