Buzzing Antlion
S2, dorsal
Ellura
Buzzing Antlion
S3, dorsal, Wings Open
 
                      
Buzzing Antlion (Compsoleon cf bembicidis)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Net-winged Insects (Neuroptera)
Family: Antlion (Myrmeleontidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Buzzing Antlion (Compsoleon cf bembicidis)
This Photo:     🔍S3, dorsal🔎

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
1st Record in SA on Atlas
2nd Record in Australia on Atlas:

~18mm long
We had 3 come to the night light on one night. Not observed before nor since. Perhaps they are short lived, so not observed very often?

Copyright © 2023-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 27-Jan-2023
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.