Found striking a cryptic pose in its natural habitat, the lit-up wall of an all-night self-service car wash. Plump abdomen lacking patch of hair on dorsal surface indicates this is a female. The dark spotting on the wings is variable, and seems to be more prevalent (or found exclusively?) in females. This female, however, has no spots on the wings.

Hmm. This could, perhaps, be a different species, such as Ululodes macleayana. See this discussion:



However, see Lago and Testa. 1989. Records of owlflies (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae) from Mississippi, with a key to species. Entomological News. 100(1):11-17. This keys U. quadrimaculatus from U. macleayana based on color of pterostigma: dark in macleayana, cream-colred in quadrimaculatus. That reference also states that the spotting on the wings of female quadrimaculatus is variable.