Ululodine Owlflies

Tribe Ululodini

• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies (Order Neuroptera)

• Antlions, Owlflies, and Allies (Suborder Myrmeleontiformia)

• Antlions, Owlflies, and Allies (Superfamily Myrmeleontoidea)

• Antlions and Owlflies (Family Myrmeleontidae)

Resemble dragonflies but have more prominent, clubbed antennae. Long, slender bodies and large, colorful compound eyes. Wings are typically transparent, often with intricate venation and patterns. Adults are aerial predators, catching small insects in flight. Larvae are ground-dwelling and ambush predators, hiding in soil or leaf litter and preying on smaller arthropods.