''Nymphes myrmeleonides'' is an Australian insect in the order
Neuroptera
The insect order Neuroptera, or net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera can be grouped together with the Megaloptera and Raphidioptera in th ...
, known as the ''blue eyes lacewing''. It is found in areas of
New South Wales and
Queensland. The species have a body length of up to and a
wingspan of up to , each
wing ending in a white tip. The
larvae of ''N. myrmeleonides'' resemble
antlion
The antlions are a group of about 2,000 species of insect in the neuropteran family Myrmeleontidae. They are known for the predatory habits of their larvae, which mostly dig pits to trap passing ants or other prey. In North America, the larvae ...
s and construct
pit trap
Trapping pits are deep pits dug into the ground, or built from stone, in order to trap animals.
European rock drawings and cave paintings reveal that red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') and elk/moose (''Alces alces'') were hunted since the Stone Age ...
s by burrowing into loose soil.
References
Nymphidae
Insects of Australia
Insects described in 1814
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