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Interesting Eyes - Ululodes macleayanus - male
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Interesting Eyes - Ululodes macleayanus - Male
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
June 7, 2007
Size: 31 mm
Size is from tip of abdomen to tip of head. Wings extend past tip of abdomen at rest.

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Interesting Eyes - Ululodes macleayanus - male Interesting Eyes - Ululodes macleayanus - male Interesting Eyes - Ululodes macleayanus - male
Contributed by Scott Nelson on 8 June, 2007 - 8:49am

Species ID?
Hi, Scott. I agree that your owlfly is genus Ululodes, but could you provide some additional information as to how you identified it to species? Thanks!
… Harsi S. Parker, 14 September, 2009 - 1:48pm

Weird - eyes seem to follow you
They look like they have discrete and different parts, instead of being compound eyes. They are compound eyes, aren't they? (Medfly eyes are a bit like these.)
… Ron Hemberger, 8 June, 2007 - 10:46am

 
Flash artefact?
Perhaps the eyes are semi-transparent. The reflection of the flash would then appear as a floating image within.
… Chuck Entz, 8 June, 2007 - 8:19pm

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