Euroleon nostras
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| Euroleon nostras (Fourcroy, 1785) |
Euroleon nostras is an antlion found over most of Europe [1]. Adults may reach up to 30 mm long, with a wingspan of 70 mm [2]. Larvae require dry sandy soil, close to vertical sandy ledges that help adults emerge. The adults need tall, isolated Scots pine trees nearby, where mating takes place [2].
[edit] United Kingdom
E. nostras is an extremely rare insect in Britain [3], only known from the Minsmere area of the Suffolk coast, although a population of this or a related species has very recently been found near Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. To date, adult insects have not been found in Norfolk, only first and final instar larvae and an un-hatched cocoons. Because of this, the record is not yet confirmed as E. nostras, as other species are closely similar.
[edit] References
- ^ Niels Schulz. Ameisenjungfer. natur-lexikon.com. (German)
- ^ a b Suffolk ant-lion (Euroleon nostras). ARKive.
- ^ Colin W. Plant (Summer 1997). British Ant Lions … again. Neuro News 20.
