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Ant Lion Pit

Myrmeleon sp

Photo by HemaShah
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37.8944, -122.036

Field Notes

Description:

are these ant lion pits?

Habitat:

Mt Diablo

Species ID Suggestions

antlion

Mymeleontidae

Reference Link
larry.middletown
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Comments (4)
Aaron_G
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
larry.middletown
there are maybe 2000 species in the family...don't know which one it is without a specimen :)
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PublishedOctober 9, 2013

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