Bug FAQImmaculate Antlion
Myrmeleon immaculatus · Order: Neuroptera · Family: Myrmeleontidae
Adults are about 30 mm long. They are usually a blue-grey colour. The species occurs in Central and North America and is especially common in the eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
These antlions are typically blue-grey.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 30 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
They are found across Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Their range includes Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Myrmeleontidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrmeleon_immaculatus
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