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Family Ascalaphidae
- This page contains pictures and information about Black Owl-flies that
we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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- Male, body length 45mm
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- This owl-fly is dark brown to black in colours. Antennae are black , Club
is black with yellow at the base. Abdomen is dark brown to black with yellow
ring around each segment border. Pterostigma
are almost all black.
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- We found this owl-fly in Anstead Forest and Karawatha Forest during early
to mid summer..
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- This owl-fly is common in Anstead Forest during early summer.
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- Reference:
- 1. Revision
of the Australian Ascalaphidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) - New, T.R.
(1984). Aust. J. Zool. Suppl. 100: 1-86.
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