Nymphes myrmeleonides
Species of lacewing
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Nymphes myrmeleonides is an Australian insect in the order Neuroptera, also known as the blue eyes lacewing.[2] It is found in areas of New South Wales and Queensland.[3] 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.[4] The larvae of N. myrmeleonides resemble antlions and construct pit traps by burrowing into loose soil.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Nymphidae |
| Genus: | Nymphes |
| Species: | N. myrmeleonides |
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