For the owlfly genus , see Ascalaphus insect . leave redlink to prevent ambiguous genus In Greek mythology , two people share the name Ascalaphus Askalaphos lang el . Son of Acheron and Orphne . Askalaphos was the orchardist of Hades. He told the other gods that Persephone had eaten a pomegranate in Hades . He was punished by being changed into an owl . ref Ovid . Metamorphoses . Book V, 534. ref After being transformed into a screech owl , he became the familiar bird of Hades, King of the Underworld. Son of Ares and Astyoche , daughter of Actor mythology Actor , son of Azeus, son of Erginus . He was King of Orchomenus Boeotia Orchomenus , and twin brother of Ialmenus . The brothers were counted among the Argonauts and the suitors of Helen of Troy Helen , and led the Orchomenian contingent in the Trojan War . Ascalaphus died in the Trojan War as a result of a spear thrown by Deiphobus . ref Homer . Iliad , XIII, 518. ref References reflist Greek deity stub Characters in the Iliad DEFAULTSORT Ascalaphus Category Argonauts Category People of the Trojan War Category Characters in the Iliad Category Shapeshifting Category Kings in Greek mythology Category Offspring of Ares Category Demigods of Classical mythology Category Greek mythology Category Boeotian mythology Category Eleusinian Mysteries be bg br Askalafos mab Ares ca Asc laf fill d Ares de Askalaphos el es Asc lafo eu Askalafo fr Ascalaphe et Ialm ne ko hy id Askalafos it Ascalafo figlio di Ares hu Aszkalaphosz Ar sz fia nl Ascalaphus ja pl Askalafos ru sr fi Askalafos ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Papilio ascalaphus status image Papilio ascalaphus.jpg image width 200px image caption male regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Papilionidae tribus Papilionini genus Papilio species P. ascalaphus binomial Papilio ascalaphus binomial authority Jean Baptiste Boisduval Boisduval , 1836 synonyms Menelaides ascalaphus The Ascalaphus Swallowtail Papilio ascalaphus is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines . The wingspan is 140 160 mm. The larvae feed on Citrus species. Subspecies Papilio ascalaphusascalaphus Sulawesi Papilio ascalaphus ascalon Sula Island External links http en.butterflycorner.net Papilio ascalaphusAscalaphus Swallowtail Ascalaphus Schwalbenschwanz.528.0.html ButterflyCorner.net Category Papilio ascalaphus papilionidae stub nl Papilio ascalaphus vi Papilio ascalaphus ... more details
Taxobox name Pharaoh Eagle Owl image Bubo ascalaphus Kakegawa Kacho en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan 8a.jpg image width image caption At Kakegawa Kacho en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Strigiformes familia Strigidae genus Horned owl Bubo species B. ascalaphus binomial Bubo ascalaphus binomial authority Marie Jules C sar Savigny Savigny , 1809 synonyms The Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Algeria , Chad , Egypt , Eritrea , Iraq , Israel , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Mali , Mauritania , Morocco , Niger , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Senegal , Sudan , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 48528 all Bubo ascalaphus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. External links Commonscat inline Bubo ascalaphus Category Bubo strigiformes stub de W stenuhu es Bubo ascalaphus fr Grand duc ascalaphe no rkenhubro pl Puchacz pustynny pt Bubo ascalaphus fi Aavikkohuuhkaja sv kenberguv uk zh ... more details
for the asteroid 21602 Ialmenus In Greek mythology , Ialmenus was a son of Ares and Astyoche , and twin brother of Ascalaphus . Together with his brother, he sailed with the Argonauts , was among the suitors of Helen of Troy Helen ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 1. 9. 16. & 3. 10. 8 ref and led the Orchomenus Boeotia Orchomenian contingent in the Trojan War . ref Homer , Iliad , 2. 512 ff ref ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 9. 37. 7 ref Unlike Ascalaphus, Ialmenus survived the war. He was said to have ended up in Colchis , where he founded a colony, the inhabitants of which were later referred to as the Achaeans of Pontus . ref Strabo , Geography , 9. 2. 42 ref References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category People of the Trojan War Category Offspring of Ares Category Argonauts ... more details
Taxobox name Split eyed owlflies image Suhpalacsa subtrahens.jpg image width 240px image caption Suhpalacsa subtrahens regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Neuroptera familia Ascalaphidae subfamilia Ascalaphinae subfamilia authority subdivision ranks Genera subdivision Several, see Selected genera text The Ascalaphinae are the namesake subfamily of the owlfly family biology family Ascalaphidae , Pterygota winged insects of the order biology order Neuroptera . Most are found in the tropics . Their characteristic apomorph y is the ridge which divides each of their huge compound eye s they are thus known as split eyed owlflies . Like the other owlflies, they are insectivore s. Imago Imagines are cumbersome fliers and lack the strong insect mouthparts mouthparts of dragonflies which owlflies resemble at first glance, despite being not at all closely related insects or other decidedly predator y insects, they are restricted to small and defenseless prey. The larva e on the other hand resemble antlion s in appearance and habits and are voracious ambush predator s, able to tackle prey like ant s that will not be eaten without a struggle. The split eyed owlflies form one of the two main lineages of living Ascalaphidae, the other being the Haplogleniinae which have unsplit eyes like their ancestors. The first fossil record of the Ascalaphinae dates to the Miocene , and the subfamily thus probably evolved in the latter half or towards the end of the Paleogene . ref See references in Haaramo 2008 ref Selected genera Ascalaphus insect Ascalaphus Libelloides ActaZoologicaAcademiaeScientiarumHungaricae48 Supplement2 253. Pseudoptynx Suhpalacsa small Lef bvre, 1842 small Zootaxa1808 53. Ululodes Footnotes Reflist References commonscat aut Haaramo, Mikko 2008 Mikko s Phylogeny Archive http www.helsinki.fi mhaaramo metazoa protostoma arthropoda insecta neuropterida neuroptera.html Neuroptera . Version of 2008 MAR 11. Retrieved 2009 APR 07. Category Neuroptera Ne ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Libelloides coccajus image Ascalaphidae Libelloides coccajus.JPG image caption Libelloides coccajus , female regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Hexapoda classis Insect a ordo Neuroptera subordo Myrmeleontiformia familia Ascalaphidae subfamilia Ascalaphinae genus Libelloides species L. coccajus binomial Libelloides coccajus binomial authority Michael Denis Denis & Ignaz Schifferm ller Schifferm ller , 1775 synonyms Ascalaphus coccajus small Schifferm ller, 1776 small Ascalaphus libelluloides small Sch ffer, 1763 small Libelloides coccajus , the Owly Sulphur , is a species belonging to the family Ascalaphidae subfamily Ascalaphinae . This rare insect is present in France , Czech Republic , Germany , Italy , Spain and Switzerland . The adults reach convert 25 mm of length, with a wingspan of convert 45 55 mm and can be encountered from April through July in high grass areas. The body is black and quite hairy. They have large bulging eyes and long clubbed antennae. Wings does not have scales and are transparent, bright yellow in the first third, dark brown on the external side. They hold them spread at rest like dragonflies. They are diurnal predators of other flying insects. Eggs are laid in groups on stems of herbaceous plants. Larvae are fearsome predators too. They lie on the soil surface waiting for prey. Their life last about two years External links http www.faunaeur.org distribution table.php Fauna Europaea http www.galerie insecte.org galerie libelloides coccajus.html Galerie insecte http www.biolib.cz en taxon id61166 Biolib Gallery gallery File Libelloides coccajus 210505.jpg File Libelloides coccajus Livorno.jpg File Naturkundliche Sammlung bermaxx berseemuseum Bremen 0122.JPG gallery Category Neuroptera Category Ascalaphidae Category Animals described in 1775 Neuroptera stub fr Libelloides coccajus ... more details
In Greek mythology , Orphne , also known as Styx and Gorgyra , ref name Fontenrose1980 was a nymph that lived in Hades . With Acheron , she mothered Ascalaphus . ref name Fontenrose1980 cite book last Fontenrose first Joseph Eddy authorlink Joseph Eddy Fontenrose title Python a study of Delphic myth and its origins url http books.google.com books?id wqeVv09Y6hIC&pg PA287 accessdate 6 January 2011 date May 1980 publisher University of California Press isbn 9780520040915 page 287 ref Orphne also seems to be one translation of the name of the Roman goddess Caligo Darkness . ref name Fontenrose1980 cite book last Fontenrose first Joseph Eddy authorlink Joseph Eddy Fontenrose title Python a study of Delphic myth and its origins url http books.google.com books?id wqeVv09Y6hIC&pg PA287 v onepage&q&f false accessdate 29 November 2011 date May 1980 publisher University of California Press isbn 9780520040915 page 223 ref References reflist Category Nymphs Category Greek mythology Greek deity stub br Orfne de Gorgyra Mythologie el tr Orphne ... more details
Other uses Thrax disambiguation In Greek mythology , Thrax by his name simply the quintessential Thrace Thracian was regarded as one of the reputed sons of Ares . ref Lempri re and Wright, p. 358. Mars was father of Cupid, Anteros, and Harmonia, by the goddess Venus. He had Ascalaphus and Ialmenus by Astyoche Alcippe by Agraulos Molus, Pylus, Euenus, and Thestius, by Demonice the daughter of Agenor. Besides these, he was the reputed father of Romulus, Oenomaus, Bythis, Thrax, Diomedes of Thrace, &c. ref In the Alcestis , Euripides mentions that one of the names of Ares himself was Thrax since he was regarded as the patron of Thrace his golden or gilded shield was kept in his temple at Bistonia in Thrace . ref Euripides, p. 95. Line 58. Thrace s golden shield One of the names of Ares was Thrax, he being the Patron of Thrace. His golden or gilded shield was kept in his temple at Bistonia there. Like the other Thracian bucklers, it was of the shape of a half moon Pelta . His festival of Mars Gradivus was kept annually by the Latins in the month of March, when this sort of shield was displayed. ref Popular culture Thrax appears in the animated Wonder Woman film Wonder Woman film. Here, he is the son of Ares DC Comics Ares and Hippolyta DC Comics Hippolyta . He is killed after being beheaded by his mother at the beginning of the film and then serves his uncle Hades DC Comics Hades as a slave in the Underworld. See also Tiras eponymous ancestor of Thracians according to Flavius Josephus References reflist 2 Sources Lempri re, John and Wright, Frederick Adam. Lempri re s Classical Dictionary of Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient Authors . Routledge, 1949. ISBN 0710017340 Euripides, H. B. L., i.e. Henry Barrett Lennard, translator. The Alcestis of Euripides Translated From The Greek Into English, Now For The First Time In Its Original Metres, With Preface, Explanatory Notes, And Stage Directions Suggesting How It Might Have Been Performed . London R. Bentley and Sons, 1884. ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Scarlet Mormon status image Scarlet Mormon.jpg image width regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Papilionidae tribus Papilionini genus Papilio species Papilio deiphobus P. deiphobus subspecies P. d. rumanzovia trinomial Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia trinomial authority Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz Eschscholtz , 1821 The Scarlet Mormon Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia , is a butterfly of the Papilionidae family. It is found in the Philippines , ref name Lep but has been recorded as a vagrant to southern Taiwan . It was previously considered a species of its own, Papilio rumanzovia . ref name Lep http www.nhm.ac.uk research curation research projects lepindex search detail.dsml?TaxonNo 169546.0&UserID &UserName &&listPageURL list 2edsml 3fCurrent 5fsuperfamily 3dPapilionoidea 26Current 5fsubfamily 3dPapilioninae 26sort 3dSCIENTIFIC 255fNAME 255fon 255fcard 26Current 5ffamily 3dPapilionidae 26beginIndex 3d1770 26Current 5ftribe 3dPapilionini&searchPageURL index 2edsml 3fCurrent 5fsuperfamily 3dPapilionoidea 26Current 5fsubfamily 3dPapilioninae 26sort 3dSCIENTIFIC 255fNAME 255fon 255fcard 26Current 5ffamily 3dPapilionidae 26beginIndex 3d1770 26Current 5ftribe 3dPapilionini Papilio rumanzovia , Lepindex card ref Image Papilio rumanzovia 2.jpg thumb left The wingspan is 120 140 mm. The male strongly resembles the male Papilio ascalaphus , but lacks the tail at the bottom wing. The larvae feed on Aristolochia species. References refs External links commons wikispecies http en.butterflycorner.net Papilio rumanzovia Scarlet Mormon Scharlachroter Schwalbenschwanz Mormon ecarlate.515.0.html Butterflycorner.net Category Papilio deiphobus rumanzovia Category Insects of the Philippines Category Butterflies and moths of Asia Papilionidae stub fr Papilio rumanzovia nl Papilio rumanzovia ru vi Papilio rumanzovia ... more details
The name Astyoche or Astyocheia was attributed to the following individuals in Greek mythology . Daughter of the river god Simoeis , mother of Tros mythology Tros by Erichthonius . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 12. 2 ref ref Tzetzes on Lycophron , 29 ref Daughter of Laomedon by Strymo, Placia or Leucippe ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 12. 3 ref , wife of Telephus and mother of Eurypylus some call her daughter of Priam and wife of Eurypylus . She was bribed by Priam with a gold vine to persuade Eurypylus to go to the Trojan War , which resulted in him being killed in the battle. ref Eustathius of Thessalonica Eustathius on Homer, p. 1697 ref ref Dictys Cretensis , 2. 2 ref ref Quintus Smyrnaeus , Fall of Troy , 6. 135 ff ref cf. the story of Eriphyle . Daughter of Actor mythology Actor , mother of Ascalaphus and Ialmenus with Ares . ref Homer , Iliad , 2. 511 ff ref ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 9. 37. 7 ref Sister of Agamemnon and Menelaus . She married Strophius , and became the mother of Pylades ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 117. Clytemnestra http www.theoi.com Text HyginusFabulae3.html Theoi Project Hyginus Fabulae ref . She is also known as Anaxibia ref Hesiod , Catalogue of Women , 69 Agamemnon http www.theoi.com Text HesiodCatalogues.html Theoi Project Hesiod Catalogues ref or Cydragora ref Scholia on Euripides , Orestes play Orestes , 33 ref . Daughter of Phylas , mother of Tlepolemus by Heracles . ref Homer , Iliad , 2. 653 ff ref ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 2. 7. 6 & 8 ref ref Hyginus , Fabulae , 162 ref ref Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Ephyra ref Also known as Astydameia or Astygeneia. ref Scholia on Pindar , Olympian Odes, 7. 42 ref Wife of Phylacus , mother of Protesilaus and Podarces . ref Eustathius of Thessalonica Eustathius on Iliad , 323, 41 ref These two are otherwise known as grandsons of Phylacus through Iphicles Iphiclus . One of the Niobids . ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 3. 5. 6 ref Mother of Pentheus ref Statius , Thebaid , ... more details
Lully operas Proserpine Proserpina is an opera with music by Jean Baptiste Lully and a libretto by Philippe Quinault first performed at Ch teau de Saint Germain en Laye Saint Germain en Laye on 3 February 1680 . Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere cast, 3 February 1680 colspan 3 Prologue La Paix Eirene Greek goddess Peace soprano Catherine Ferdinand La F licit Felicitas soprano Mlle Rebel L Abondance Abundantia soprano Mlle Puvign or Puvigny La Discorde Eris mythology Discord tenor en travesti Puvign or Puvigny La Victoire Victoria mythology Victoria soprano Claude Ferdinand colspan 3 Trag die Pluton Pluto mythology Pluto Bass voice type bass Jean Gaye Ascalaphe Ascalaphus , son of Acheron , confidant of Pluton bass Antoine Morel Proserpina Proserpine soprano Claude Ferdinand C r s Ceres mythology Ceres soprano Mlle de Saint Christophe or Saint Christophle Jupiter mythology Jupiter bass baritone Godonesche Alph e Alpheus mythology Alpheus haute contre Bernard Cledi re Ar thuse Arethusa mythology Arethusa soprano Catherine Ferdinand Mercure Mercury mythology Mercury tenor Langeais Cyan , a Sicily nymph , confidante of C r s soprano Mlle Bony Crinise, god of the Sicily river Crinisus river Crinisus bass baritone Arnoul Erinyes Furies 2 tenors and a bass baritone ? Claude Desvoyes, Puvigny or Puvign and Le Maire A blessed spirit soprano Synopsis The plot centers around the abduction of Proserpina Proserpine by Pluto mythology Pluton , with side plots concerning Ceres mythology C r s s love for Jupiter mythology Jupiter and the love intrigue between Alpheus mythology Alph e and Arethusa mythology Ar thuse . Sources The New Grove French Baroque Masters , ed. Graham Sadler Macmillan, 1986 The Viking Opera Guide ed. Holden Viking, 1993 http perso.orange.fr jean claude.brenac Operabaroque.htm Le magazine de l op ra baroque by Jean Claude Brenac in French http www.amadeusonline.net almanacco.php?Start 0&Giorno 3&Mese 02&Anno 1680&Giornata &Testo &Parola String ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Staphylus image image width image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo familia Hesperiidae subfamilia Pyrginae genus Staphylus genus authority Godman & Salvin, 1896 subdivision ranks Species subdivision Staphylus is a genus of skipper butterfly skippers in the family Hesperiidae . Species Staphylus ascalaphus small Staudinger, 1876 small Staphylus ascalon small Staudinger, 1876 small Staphylus astra small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus azteca small Scudder, 1872 small Staphylus balsa small Bell, 1937 small Staphylus buena small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus caribbea small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus cartagoa small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus ceos small Edwards, 1882 small Staphylus chlora small Evans, 1953 small Staphylus chlorocephala small Latreille, 1824 small Staphylus coecatus small Mabille, 1891 small Staphylus cordillerae small Lindsey, 1925 small Staphylus corumba small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus eryx small Evans, 1953 small Staphylus esmeraldus small Miller, 1966 small Staphylus evemerus small Godman & Salvin, 1896 small Staphylus fasciatus small Hayward, 1933 small Staphylus hayhurstii small Edwards, 1870 small Staphylus huigra small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus iguala small Williams & Bell, 1940 small Staphylus imperspicua small Hayward, 1940 small Staphylus incanus small Bell, 1932 small Staphylus incisus small Mabille, 1878 small Staphylus insignis small Mielke, 1980 small Staphylus kayei small Cock, 1996 small Staphylus lenis small Steinhauser, 1989 small Staphylus lizeri small Hayward, 1938 small Staphylus mazans small Reakirt, 1867 small Staphylus melaina small Hayward, 1947 small Staphylus melangon small Mabille, 1883 small Staphylus melius small Steinhauser, 1989 small Staphylus menuda small Weeks, 1902 small Staphylus minor small Schaus, 1902 small Staphylus mossi small Evans, 1953 small Staphylus musculus small Burmeister, 1875 small Staph ... more details
This article concerns the Greek river. For other uses, see Acheron disambiguation . Infobox River river name Acheron image name Acheron river 2.jpg caption Acheron river near the village of Glyki. origin Ioannina Prefecture mouth Ionian Sea br Coord 39 14 10 N 20 28 34 E display inline,title basin countries Greece length 58 km elevation discharge watershed The Acheron lang el or is a river located in the Epirus region Epirus region of northwest Greece . It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia, Preveza Ammoudia , near Parga . In mythology In ancient Greek mythology , Acheron was known as the river of pain, and was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld . In the Homer ic poems the Acheron was described as a river of Hades , into which Cocytus and Phlegethon both flowed. ref Homer , The Odyssey x. 513 ref ref Pausanias geographer Pausanias , Description of Greece i. 17, 5 ref The Roman poet Virgil called it the principal river of Tartarus , from which the Styx mythology Styx and Cocytus both sprang. ref Virgil , Aeneid vi. 297 ref The newly dead would be ferried across the Acheron by Charon mythology Charon in order to enter the Underworld. ref Virgil, Aeneid 6. 323 ref The Suda describes the river as a place of healing, not a place of punishment, cleansing and purging the sins of humans. ref http www.stoa.org sol Suda On Line ref According to later traditions, Acheron had been a son of Helios and either Gaia mythology Gaia or Demeter , who had been turned into the Underworld river bearing his name after he refreshed the Titan mythology Titans with drink during their contest with Zeus . By this myth, Acheron is also the father of Ascalaphus by either Orphne ref Ovid , Metamorphoses 5. 539 ref or Gorgyra . ref Pseudo Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 1. 33 ref Image Die Traumdeutung.jpg right thumb 200px Freud s Interpretation of Dreams , first edition title page I shall stir up the underworld The river called Acheron with the nearby ruins of the Necrom ... more details
Actor Greek language Greek polytonic gen . polytonic o is a very common name in Greek mythology . Here is a selection of characters that share this name which means leader , from the verb to lead or carry, to convey, bring Actor , a king of Phthia , was said to be the son of King Deioneus of Phocis and Diomede ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 1. 9. 4 ref , or of King Myrmidon hero Myrmidon and Peisidice , daughter of Aeolus ref Apollodorus , Bibliotheca , 1. 7. 3 ref . Some say that Actor died childless, but others say that he is the father of Eurytion , his successor. Actor , son of Deioneus and Diomede , daughter of Xuthus , thus a brother of Asterodia Asterodeia , Aenetus, Phylacus , and Cephalus . This Actor married Aegina mythology Aegina , daughter of the river god Asopus , and had several children, among them Menoetius . Menoetius was counted among the Argonauts , and was the father of Patroclus Achilles Achilles best friend or lover . ref Apollodorus , 1. 9. 4, 16, 3. 10. 8. ref ref Pindar , Olympian Odes 9. 75 ref ref Homer , Iliad 11. 785, 16. 14 ref ref name DGRBM Citation last Schmitz first Leonhard author link contribution Actor 1 , 2 , 3 editor last Smith editor first William title Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology volume 1 pages 17 publisher place Boston, MA year 1867 contribution url http www.ancientlibrary.com smith bio 0026.html ref Actor , son of Zeus, descendant of Phrixus , was ruler of the Minyans of Orchomenus Boeotia Orchomenus . He was father of Astyoche , who was seduced by the war god Ares and bore him twin sons, named Ascalaphus and Ialmenus . These last two led the Minyan contingent to the Trojan War . ref Homer , Iliad , 2. 513 ref ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 9. 37. 7 ref Actor , son of Phorbas and Hyrmine , thus a brother of Augeas . He was king of Elis , and founded the city of Hyrmina, which he named after his mother. This Actor married Molione and became by her father of the twins known ... more details
mythology Anthedon 2.511 Minyans 30 Ascalaphus , Ialmenus Aspledon , Orchomenus Boeotia Orchomenus ... men each 2. 2.511 Minyans led by Ascalaphus and Ialmenus 30 ships 3. 2.517 Phocis Phocians led ... more details
Taxobox name Owlflies fossil range fossil range Late Jurassic Recent image Libelloides coccajus 210505.jpg image caption Male Libelloides coccajus regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Neuroptera subordo Myrmeleontiformia superfamilia Myrmeleontoidea familia Ascalaphidae familia authority Jules Pierre Rambur Rambur , 1842 subdivision ranks Subfamilies subdivision Albardia Albardiinae Ascalaphinae Haplogleniinae and see text Owlflies are dragonfly like insect s with large bulging eyes and long knobbed antenna biology antennae . They are neuroptera ns in the family Ascalaphidae they are only distantly related to the fly true flies , and even more distant from the dragonfly dragonflies and damselfly damselflies . They are diurnal or crepuscular predators of other flying insects, and are typically convert 5 cm abbr on long. Description Owlflies are readily distinguished from dragonflies because the latter have short bristle like antennae. The closely related antlion s family Myrmeleontidae have short, clubbed antennae, smaller eyes, and very different wing venation . ref cite web author John L. Foltz year 2004 work ENY 3005 Family Identification url http entomology.ifas.ufl.edu foltz eny3005 lab1 neuroptera ascalaphid.htm title Neuroptera Ascalaphidae date August 10, 2004 accessdate July 14, 2010 publisher University of Florida ref The sole living member of the subfamily Albardiinae, the Brazilian Albardia Albardia furcata , also has short, clubbed antennae, but its typical reticulate ascalaphid wing venation demonstrates its actual relationships. Ecology and life cycle File Ascalaphus sibiricus 2 pp.jpg thumb left Libelloides sibiricus resting on a twig note the long knobbed antennae and large divided eyes Adult owlflies are aerial predator s feeding on other insects. When disturbed, some owlflies will release a strong, musk like chemical to deter enemies. Adults of many New World species are most active at sunset and dawn and can often be collected ... more details
to fetch Proserpine, who believes she has not consumed any tainted food, but she is reminded by Ascalaphus ... Ascalaphus. Ceres & Persephone embrace &ndash her nymphs surround her. ref Qtd. in Pascoe, 184. ref ... exception of Ascalaphus . ref Carlson, 355. ref However, as Romanticist Marjean Purinton argues ... more details
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