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Euroleon nostras This is the same guy, in a glass before its release in our terrace :-)<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127687/euroleon_nostras.html" title="Euroleon nostras"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/127687_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=pG2qnR%2BxeK9lU9suPuYTmV6Mrv0%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Euroleon nostras This is a typical example of a beautiful animal found in a crappy spot of my house, in the summer of 2014.<br />
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Euroleon nostras

This is the same guy, in a glass before its release in our terrace :-)

Euroleon nostras This is a typical example of a beautiful animal found in a crappy spot of my house, in the summer of 2014.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/127688/euroleon_nostras.html Belgium,Euroleon nostras,Geotagged,Summer

    comments (4)

  1. Very novel Posted 3 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 3 years ago
  2. It really is beautiful. And they are generally not often photographed, so valuable. Posted 3 years ago
    1. I am happy to contribute. Next time I should move the animal to a prettier environment. The glass is already better :-) Posted 3 years ago

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''Euroleon nostras'' is a species of antlion found over most of Europe. The scientific name can be translated as "our European [ant] lion". Adults resemble dragonflies or damselflies and may reach up to 30 mm long, with a wingspan of 70 mm. The larvae prey on ants and other small creatures and require dry sandy soil in which to dig their pitfall traps.

Similar species: Net-winged Insects
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jan 11, 2022. Captured Jul 27, 2014 15:02 in Hollestraat 2, 3051 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
  • SP-820UZ
  • f/4.0
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO80
  • 5.7mm