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"Nymphes myrmeleonides" is an Australian insect in the order Neuroptera, 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 4 centimetres and a wingspan of up to 11 cm, each wing ending in a white tip. The larvae of "N. myrmeleonides" resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil.

Similar species: Net-winged Insects
Species identified by Ernst
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Uploaded Feb 13, 2025. Captured Jan 3, 2018 02:53 in 80 Tanderra Way, Karana Downs QLD 4306, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO1600
  • 218mm