Myrmeleon pictifrons
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| Myrmeleon pictifrons | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Myrmeleontidae |
| Genus: | Myrmeleon |
| Species: | M. pictifrons |
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| Myrmeleon pictifrons Gerstaecker, 1885 | |
Myrmeleon pictifrons is a species of insect known commonly as ant-lion or doodlebug. Myrmeleon pictifrons is native to the Australasian region and one of over 200 species of ant-lion recorded globally.
There are only two species of ant-lion currently documented that are unique to the Australasian region. Myrmeleon pictifrons is found across the entire Australasian region whereas the second, Glenoleon banksi New is found only on the Australian continent.
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