Nymphes myrmeleonides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Nymphidae |
Genus: | Nymphes |
Species: | N. myrmeleonides |
Binomial name | |
Nymphes myrmeleonides Leach, 1814 |
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.