Common Brown Antlion (species: Myrmeleon acer) in Watarrka National Park, NT (Gaia Guide)
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Myrmeleon acer
Common Brown Antlion


©Donald Hobern: Adult Common Brown Antlion (Myrmeleon acer)

©Donald Hobern: Frontal view of an adult Common Brown Antlion (Myrmeleon acer)

©Shaun Winterton: Common Brown Antlion (Myrmeleon acer)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Neuroptera
Family Myrmeleontidae
Genus Myrmeleon
Species Myrmeleon acer

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Distinguishing features

Adults are brown, with grey eyes and brown legs.  Their black antennae are short with rounded tips.  They have two pairs of transparent wings with brown veins.

Size

  • Up to 4 cm (Body length) - applies to Adults

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Interesting facts

  • In the larva stage, they prepare conical sand traps for ants with diameters up to 40mm.  Ants fall in and find it difficult to climb out, especially when gripped in the large jaws of the antlion, hiding at the bottom of the trap.

Distribution


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