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Nemoptera bipennis

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Species of insect

Nemoptera bipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Nemoptera
Species: N. bipennis
Binomial name
Nemoptera bipennis
(Illiger, 1812)
Synonyms

Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815)

Nemoptera bipennis is a species of slow flying insect in the spoonwing family, Nemopteridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, and France. Nemoptera bipennis lives in calcareous areas with low vegetation.

The adults are diurnal, and the larvae feed on ant larvae.

References

  1. Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis
  2. Fauna Europæa
  3. "Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger 1812) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. Monserrat, V. J.; M. D. Martinez (1995). "On the possible myrmecophily of Nemopterinae larvae(Neuroptera, Nemopteridae" (PDF). Sociobiology. 26 (1): 55–68. ISSN 0361-6525. Wikidata Q109914140.

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Taxon identifiers
Nemoptera bipennis


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