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Greek Owlfly Ascalaphus libelloides macaronius
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The neuropteran family Ascalaphidae are sometimes called Owlflies.
The adults look rather like dragonflies, and hunt insects in much the same way, but have flight and antennae more like those of butterflies. (At least one species was once in the genus Papilio). The larvae are carnivorous, like Antlions and those of Lacewings.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4129
In mid June 2012 looking for macro subjects in a dry, floral meadow. I was I saw four of these, all of the same species, at the same spot in the Zagori, in NW Greece, but this was smaller than then other three, a male I suppose.
I was using my Olympus 4/3 70-300mm on my EP-2, on AF. Aperture Priority ISO 100 (very bright sunlight), 1/125, f11(?), hand-held.
The images have been reworked from the RAW files, using some software that I did not have in 2012. I have had to use more processing than usual, making the background more contrasty than it should be.
Harold
The adults look rather like dragonflies, and hunt insects in much the same way, but have flight and antennae more like those of butterflies. (At least one species was once in the genus Papilio). The larvae are carnivorous, like Antlions and those of Lacewings.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4129
In mid June 2012 looking for macro subjects in a dry, floral meadow. I was I saw four of these, all of the same species, at the same spot in the Zagori, in NW Greece, but this was smaller than then other three, a male I suppose.
I was using my Olympus 4/3 70-300mm on my EP-2, on AF. Aperture Priority ISO 100 (very bright sunlight), 1/125, f11(?), hand-held.
The images have been reworked from the RAW files, using some software that I did not have in 2012. I have had to use more processing than usual, making the background more contrasty than it should be.
Harold
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