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This is a common owl fly that visited my room attracted to the artificial lights one night. Have a thick yellow-orange band extending from the head all the way to the abdomen tip. Although this species is the most common owlfly species, they are rarely seen in urban areas. I have only seen an owlfly 3 times so far. They are quite fierce, one chewed on by fingers when I caught it. Nevertheless, they are not dangerous.
Usually in forests but one was found in the nearby oil palm plantation. Larvae (look like antlions) lives on tree barks. Spotted this one in Taman Semarak, Tawau, Sabah.
Owlfies can be mistaken as a dragonfly by inexperienced people, many locals here does not even know about their existence. Sorry for the messy background in the images. I had just finished uploading spottings from Balung, for the next few weeks, I will be uploading not-so-interesting species spotted in my neighbourhood. >>>Map accuracy : 250m diameter.
Spotted on Nov 27, 2009
Submitted on Feb 12, 2013
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It does looks like a dragonfly, but it has lovely antennas!!