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Photo#53455
Owlfly - Ululodes sp. - Ululodes macleayanus

Owlfly - Ululodes sp. - Ululodes macleayanus
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
May 22, 2006
Size: 26 mm

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Moved from Ululodes.

#53455 Identification -- Ululodes macleayanus
This is an adult of the owlfly Ululodes macleayanus (Guilding, 1825).

Owlfly
Hi, Ed -- I just posted one of these, myself. I can tell you it's an Owlfly (Family Ascalaphidae), but I can't tell in the close-up whether it has divided eyes or not. If so, it's in the genus Ululodes; if not, it's in Ascaloptynx. I'd never seen one before tonight (5/22), either -- still trying to figure out the species. Mine are over at:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/53457

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