Patched-wing Antlion: Face

Patched-wing Antlion (Austrogymnocnemia meteorica)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)

Order:

Net-winged Insects (Neuroptera)

Family:

Antlion (Myrmeleontidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Patched-wing Antlion (Austrogymnocnemia meteorica)

This Photo:

Face

Synonym:

Glenoleon meteoricus

Thank you Ken Harris for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
A small specimen at ~23mm. It's been 2 years since we've seen an Antlion, and suddenly 2 on one night. Came to our night light. A very distinctive dark patch on the rear wing.

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

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