Maculatoscelis ascalaphoides is a species of praying mantis in the family Amorphoscelidae.

It is found in central and western Africa (Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Cameroon, Tanzania, and the Congo River region.

[1] They're known as owlfly and they're usually mistaken as dragonflies because of their slender bodies and long membranous wings.

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