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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Antlions, Lacewings and Allies (Neuroptera) » Owlflies (Ascalaphidae) » Ascaloptynx » Owlfly (Ascaloptynx appendiculata)
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Owlfly 1 - 08 - Ascaloptynx appendiculata
Copyright © 2008 Lee R.

Owlfly 1 - 08 - Ascaloptynx appendiculata
Cass County, Texas, USA
June 13, 2008
Size: 2 1/2"
This is the 2nd time I managed to get a shot of this species. They flutter as they fly and donot seem to travel very far between perching.

Lee

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Owlfly 1 - 08 - Ascaloptynx appendiculata Owlfly 3 - 08 - Ascaloptynx appendiculata
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Contributed by Lee R. on 4 July, 2008 - 6:16pm
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 4:28am

Re: Owlfly 1 - 08
Hi Lee,
This looks like a member of the genus Ascaloptynx, perhaps A. appendiculatus. Certainly similar to members of that species I've seen around Houston. Great bug!
… Robert A. Behrstock, 4 July, 2008 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

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