Biology:Nymphes myrmeleonides

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Short description: Species of lacewing

Nymphes myrmeleonides
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nymphidae
Genus: Nymphes
Species:
N. myrmeleonides
Binomial name
Nymphes myrmeleonides
Leach, 1814 [1]

Nymphes myrmeleonides is an Australian insect in the order Neuroptera, known as the blue eyes lacewing.[2] It is found in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.[3] The species have a body length of up to 4 centimetres (1.6 in) and a wingspan of up to 11 cm (4.3 in), each wing ending in a white tip.[4] The larvae of N. myrmeleonides resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1651408 entry