Myrmeleon immaculatus is a species of pit-trapping antlion in the family Myrmeleontidae. It is found in Central America and North America and is a particularly common species in the eastern United States.[1][2][3]This species is usually a blue-grey color and the adults are 30mm long.
| Myrmeleon immaculatus | |
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| Female photographed in Ontario | |
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| Male photographed in Ontario | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Genus: | Myrmeleon |
| Species: | M. immaculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773
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References
edit- ^ "Myrmeleon immaculatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Myrmeleon immaculatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Myrmeleon immaculatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
edit- Penny, Norman D.; Adans, Phillip A.; Stange, Lionel A. (1997). "Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera and Raphidioptera of America north of Mexico". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Fourth Series. 50: 39–114.
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