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Owlfly from Israel

Posted by December 21st, 2009 at 10:49 am

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Neuropterans: Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies

unknown dragonfly-type insect
May 28, 2009
Hello
I found this insect in my home entrance.
Four similarly sized wings, folding back.
Large eyes with a small “ball” on each antenna tip.
Abdomen and rear held straight up. Six legs.
Size compared to pen in picture.
Rotem Ziser
Zichron Yaakov, Israel

owlfly israel 300x235 Owlfly from Israel

Owlfly

Dear Rotem,
It was a very slow day here at What’s That Bug? and we posted a few new letters and decided to dig way back into the unanswered mail for a few more.  Your letter was selected at random.  This is an Owlfly, a relative of Lacewings and Antlions.

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