Diet

• Larvae: Carnivorous, feeding on ants, beetles, termites, caterpillars, spiders, and other small arthropods. Unlike most antlion larvae, they do not construct pitfall traps, instead hunting actively on tree bark, in leaf litter, or among vegetation.

• Adults: Predators of flying insects, capturing moths, flies, mosquitoes, beetles, winged ants, and other small insects in flight, particularly at dusk and during the night.

Range

• The subfamily Ululodinae is distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

• In the Americas, species occur from the southern United States through Mexico, Central America, and much of South America.

• Several species are found along the Pacific coast of Mexico, including Guerrero and the Zihuatanejo region.

Habitat

• Inhabit tropical dry forests, tropical rainforests, woodland edges, thorn scrub, gallery forests, and secondary forests.

• Adults typically rest on tree trunks, branches, vines, rock faces, and shrubs, where their mottled wings provide excellent camouflage.

• Larvae are found beneath loose bark, in tree crevices, among leaf litter, and on rough bark surfaces.

Size

• Body length: 25–45 mm (1.0–1.8 in)

• Wingspan: 60–100 mm (2.4–3.9 in)