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Ant-Lion ID help please~SW Turkey (1 Viewer)

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We have just returned from a walk where we disturbed this "ant-lion" from the scrub.
Is it a Palpares libelluloides???
 

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Looks a dead ringer for the illustration in 'Insects of Britain and Western Europe' by Michael Chinery, though of course other species may occur in your area. A belter anyway.

Cheers,

Thomas
 
STS said:
Looks a dead ringer for the illustration in 'Insects of Britain and Western Europe' by Michael Chinery, though of course other species may occur in your area. A belter anyway.

Cheers,

Thomas
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Yes,that's the only book I have on Insects.
Just wish I had got a shot of it with it's wings open,I think that would have helped with identification.
 
I've just done a quick Google search and your photo really does look good for the species. Plenty of images available and no obvious 'wrong' features showing but lots of 'good' ones, as it were.

I don't know if you've tried this but in case you haven't, I think it'd be worth your while. I'd hate to think there was any suggestion of teaching anything to do with eggs being sucked however.

Good luck with nailing its ID,

Thomas
 
STS said:
I've just done a quick Google search and your photo really does look good for the species. Plenty of images available and no obvious 'wrong' features showing but lots of 'good' ones, as it were.

I don't know if you've tried this but in case you haven't, I think it'd be worth your while. I'd hate to think there was any suggestion of teaching anything to do with eggs being sucked however.

Good luck with nailing its ID,

Thomas
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Thanks Thomas,I am going with this lead:~
"Looks a dead ringer for the illustration in 'Insects of Britain and Western Europe' by Michael Chinery" which is the nearest I could find.
 
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