Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphidae Scientific name Nymphes myrmeleonides Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Nymphes Phylum Arthropoda Order Neuroptera | |
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Similar Neuroptera, Nymphidae, Psychopsidae, Ithonidae, Osmylidae | ||
Nymphes myrmeleonides is an Australian 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 (1.6 in) and a wingspan of up to 11 cm (4.3 in), each wing ending in a white tip. The larvae of N. myrmeleonides resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil.
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