Myrmecaelurus trigrammus
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Myrmecaelurus trigrammus is a lacewings from the family of antlion (Myrmeleontidae).
features
The animals reach a fore wing length of 27 to 38 millimeters. As with the other species of the genus, the males of Myrmecaelurus trigrammus also have easily recognizable hairbrushes arranged in pairs on the sixth and seventh abdomen segment. The species is unmistakable in Europe due to the yellow tinted wings, with its yellow wing mark and the yellow wing veins .
Occurrence
The species is widespread in the Mediterranean area and is the only species of the genus in Central Europe in the north as far as Slovakia . They are occasionally found in large numbers. They colonize dunes, maquis and dry wasteland from the lowlands to locations around 1000 meters above sea level.
Way of life
The adults fly from May / June to September. Young larvae build trap funnels, older ones hide superficially in the sand to hunt prey. You can find them in open, sunlit places.
literature
- Ekkehard Wachmann , Christoph Saure: Netzflügler, Mud and Camel Neck Flies , Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-89440-222-9