Family

Ascalaphidae

8 species in our catalog · found in 14 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderNeuroptera (Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies)
FamilyAscalaphidae

Species in this group

Libelloides coccajus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Libelloides baeticus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Libelloides longicornis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libelloides ictericus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tmesibasis lacerata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Libelloides hispanicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Haploglenius flavicornis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Proctarrelabis capensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Ascalaphidae

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~30%
	Libelloides baeticus			~20%
	Libelloides longicornis			~10%
	Libelloides ictericus			~10%
2	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~30%
	Owly Sulphur			~20%
	Libelloides longicornis			~10%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 8	~30%
	Owly Sulphur			~20%
	Libelloides longicornis			~10%
4	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 8	~20%
	Owly Sulphur			~20%
	Libelloides hispanicus			~10%
	Libelloides longicornis			<5%
5	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~20%
	Owly Sulphur			~20%
6	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~20%
	Owly Sulphur			~20%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 8	~10%
	Libelloides longicornis			~10%
	Libelloides hispanicus			<5%
	Libelloides baeticus			<5%
8	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Owly Sulphur			~10%
9	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	~10%
	Libelloides baeticus			~10%
10	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 8	~10%
	Owly Sulphur			~10%
11	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 8	~10%
	Owly Sulphur			~10%
12	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Blotched Long-Horned Antlion			~10%
13	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	Haploglenius flavicornis			<5%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Cape Owlfly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 8	~10%
	Owly Sulphur			~10%
2	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 8	<5%
	Libelloides ictericus			<5%
3	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 8	<5%
	Libelloides ictericus			<5%

Ascalaphidae

Species in this group

Owly Sulphur

Libelloides baeticus

Libelloides longicornis

Libelloides ictericus

Blotched Long-Horned Antlion

Libelloides hispanicus

Haploglenius flavicornis

Cape Owlfly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Ascalaphidae

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked