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Photo#35986
Four-spotted Owlfly - Ululodes quadripunctatus - female

Four-spotted Owlfly - Ululodes quadripunctatus - Female
Hwy 55 and Sedwick, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 20, 2005
Size: 32 mm body length
Dorsal view shows the spots a bit better.

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Four-spotted Owlfly - Ululodes quadripunctatus - female Four-spotted Owlfly - Ululodes quadripunctatus - female Four-spotted Owlfly - Ululodes quadripunctatus - female

#35986 Identification -- Ululodes quadripunctatus (female)
This is the owlfly Ululodes quadripunctatus (Burmeister, 1839). The name "Ululodes quadrimaculatus", while a synonym of U. quadripunctatus, is incorrect under the rules of nomeclature.

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