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Ant Lion Pit

Myrmeleon sp

Description:

are these ant lion pits?

Habitat:

Mt Diablo

1 Species ID Suggestions

antlion
Mymeleontidae Antlion


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4 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thank you Aaron, updated!

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 10 years ago

According to BugGuide, the genus Myrmeleon is "the only genus in our area whose larvae make the funnel-shaped pits." http://bugguide.net/node/view/71449

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Thanks so much Larry. :))

larry.middletown
larry.middletown 10 years ago

there are maybe 2000 species in the family...don't know which one it is without a specimen :)

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Oct 9, 2013
Submitted on Oct 9, 2013

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