Myrmeleontidae (Antlions and Owlflies)

Species in this group

Hagenomyia tristis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myrmecaelurus trigrammus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Heoclisis fundata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Macronemurus appendiculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Distoleon tetragrammicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Purenleon bistictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Menkeleon bellulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpares hispanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Banyutus lethalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Brachynemurus sackeni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lachlathetes moestus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpares inclemens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpares libelluloides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendroleon obsoletus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Euroleon nostras

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scotoleon expansus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palpares speciosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Myrmeleon formicarius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glenurus gratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vella fallax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Galapagoleon darwini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Creoleon lugdunensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Antlions and Owlflies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 22	~30%
	Gregarious Antlion			~30%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 22	~30%
	Myrmecaelurus trigrammus			~30%
3	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 22	~30%
	Macronemurus appendiculatus			~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
	Palpares hispanus			~10%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 22	~20%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
	Grand Antlion			~10%
	Macronemurus appendiculatus			<5%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 22	~20%
	Banyutus lethalis			~10%
	Gloomy Antlion			~10%
	Gregarious Antlion			~10%
6	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 22	~20%
	Macronemurus appendiculatus			~10%
	Myrmeleon formicarius			<5%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
	Creoleon lugdunensis			<5%
7	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	~10%
	Heoclisis fundata			~10%
8	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 22	~10%
	Scotoleon expansus			~10%
	Vella fallax			<5%
	Sacken's Antlion			<5%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 22	~10%
	Palpares inclemens			~10%
	Banyutus lethalis			~10%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 22	~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
	Myrmeleon formicarius			<5%
11	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 22	~10%
	Purenleon bistictus			~10%
12	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			~10%
	Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion			<5%
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Menkeleon bellulus			~10%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			<5%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Sacken's Antlion			~10%
16	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			~10%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	~10%
	Spotted Veld Antlion			~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	<5%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			<5%
19	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 22	<5%
	Galapagoleon darwini			<5%
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Spotted Veld Antlion			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 22	~20%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
2	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			<5%
3	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 22	~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
4	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
5	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
	Macronemurus appendiculatus			<5%
6	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
7	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 22	~10%
	Myrmecaelurus trigrammus			<5%
	Macronemurus appendiculatus			<5%
8	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
9	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 22	~10%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			~10%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 22	~10%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			<5%
	Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion			<5%
11	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 22	~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
12	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
13	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 22	~10%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			~10%
14	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 22	<5%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			<5%
15	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 22	<5%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
16	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 22	<5%
	Four-Spotted Antlion			<5%
17	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 22	<5%
	Spotted-Wing Antlion			<5%
18	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Sacken's Antlion			<5%
19	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Heoclisis fundata			<5%
20	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			<5%
21	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			<5%
22	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 22	<5%
	Heoclisis fundata			<5%
23	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 22	<5%
	Spotted Veld Antlion			<5%
24	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			<5%
25	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 22	<5%
	Menkeleon bellulus			<5%
26	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 22	<5%
	Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion			<5%

Antlions and Owlflies

Species in this group

Gregarious Antlion

Myrmecaelurus trigrammus

Heoclisis fundata

Macronemurus appendiculatus

Four-Spotted Antlion

Purenleon bistictus

Menkeleon bellulus

Palpares hispanus

Banyutus lethalis

Sacken's Antlion

Gloomy Antlion

Palpares inclemens

Grand Antlion

Eastern Spotted-Winged Antlion

Spotted-Wing Antlion

Scotoleon expansus

Spotted Veld Antlion

Myrmeleon formicarius

Pleasing Picture-Winged Antlion

Vella fallax

Galapagoleon darwini

Creoleon lugdunensis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Antlions and Owlflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked