Suhpalacsa sp. (genus)

Owlfly at Chifley, ACT

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Identification history

	Suhpalacsa sp. (genus)	20 Dec 2018	RogerF
	Unidentified	20 Dec 2018	PeterR

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2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

28 Dec 2018

As an aside, this genus is placed in the family Ascalaphidae, based on the genus Ascalaphus. 'Suhpalacsa' is Ascalaphus spelt backwards and is considered a grammatical barbarity by at least one other taxonomist!

RogerF wrote:

28 Dec 2018

I wondered where that odd name came from. I never good at word games.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.072053 -35.365081
Altitude 713.1m
Maps Mount Taylor
Places Chifley, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
2 Dec 2018 12:01 PM Recorded on
PeterR Recorded by
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Insects Other Lacewings (several families) Lacewings (Neuroptera) PeterR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Suhpalacsa sp. (genus) Scientific name
Owlfly Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1073.6m Recorded at altitude
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