''Ululodes macleayanus'' is a species of
owlfly
Ascalaphidae is a family of insects in the order Neuroptera, commonly called owlflies; there are some 450 extant species. They are fast-flying crepuscular or diurnal predators of other flying insects, and have large bulging eyes and strongly k ...
in the tribe
Ululodini
Ululodinae is a subfamily or tribe (as Ululodini) of owlflies. Both they and the Ascalaphinae are sometimes known as split-eyed owlflies due to the characteristic ridge that bisects their compound eyes
A compound eye is a visual organ found ...
.
It is found in the
Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
, Central America, North America, and South America.
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Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Ululodes macleayanus'':
* ''Ululodes macleayanus macleayanus'' (Guilding, 1823)
* ''Ululodes macleayanus sanctaeluciae'' Van der Weele, 1909
References
Further reading
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Myrmeleontidae
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Insects described in 1823
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