Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773 is a animal in the Myrmeleontidae family, order Neuroptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus is a common blue-grey pit-trapping antlion found across North and Central America.

Genus
Myrmeleon
Order
Neuroptera
Class
Insecta

About Myrmeleon immaculatus De Geer, 1773

Myrmeleon immaculatus is a species of pit-trapping antlion belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae. It occurs in Central America and North America, and it is especially common across the eastern United States. Individuals of this species typically have a blue-grey coloration, and adult individuals grow to 30 millimeters in length.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae Myrmeleon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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