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
Female photographed in Ontario
Male photographed in Ontario
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Myrmeleontidae
Genus: Myrmeleon
Species:
M. immaculatus
Binomial name
Myrmeleon immaculatus
De Geer, 1773

References

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  1. ^ "Myrmeleon immaculatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Myrmeleon immaculatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

Further reading

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Larva in Wheatley, Ontario