Species Ascaloptynx appendiculata

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Works Cited

Owlfly Adult - Ascaloptynx appendiculata

Owlfly 1 - 08 - Ascaloptynx appendiculata

Ascaloptynx? - Ascaloptynx appendiculata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Neuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings and Allies)

Suborder Myrmeleontiformia

Family Ascalaphidae (Owlflies)

Genus Ascaloptynx

Species appendiculata (Ascaloptynx appendiculata)

Size

Body length ca. 38 mm, wingspan ca. 70 mm [based on one dead specimen from NC]

Identification

A slender owlfly with four stalked wings, eyes not divided, as in Ululodes. Leading edge of each wing has dark stripe of pigment--apparently distinctive

Range

s. US north to VA & MO, west to AZ(1)

Habitat

Forests

Season

May-July (NC)

Life Cycle

Eggs are laid on twigs in shade. Larvae are predatory, terrestrial, resemble oak leaf, wait for prey to happen by.

Remarks

Reported to have a musky odor, likely to be chemical defenses.

Works Cited

1.	Species catalog of the Neuroptera, Megaloptera, and Raphidioptera of America North of Mexico By N.D. Penny, P.A. Adams, & L.A. Stange

Contributed by Cotinis on 7 June, 2004 - 4:37pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 3 October, 2010 - 1:01pm

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