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Glenurus gratus
1 1/2" long antlion with attractive wing tips.
Semi rural
Hanging out on one of the columns to our deck in the rain. Well worth getting soaked to see!
I'll second that mayflies definitely are not antlions, though that common name gets tossed around quite a bit. In Texas, it's common for crane flies (Tipulomorpha) to be called "mayflies" for some reason. This genus is often noted as picture-winged antlions for their stunning wings, easily the most unique in North America.
Jovan, welcome to Project Noah!
Thank you for your ID suggestion though if you see a spotting that is already correctly identified there is no need to add your own suggestion. If you do suggest ID's for unknown or incorrectly identified spottings, please always include the scientific name & a reference link. If you don't have these it is OK to add the suggestion as a comment. Mayflies are a separate order (Ephemeroptera) & not closely related to antlions.
Thank you all for your kind comments!
Claire, there are a few different species so it is very possible http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&a...
Hummm...now I'm wondering if something I saw while mothing is an ant lion. It didn't have that lavender at the base of the wings though.
Very cool!
Very nice. We have them in FL as well: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/115...