Nemoptera bipennis
Appearance
Nemoptera bipennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Neuroptera |
Family: | Nemopteridae |
Genus: | Nemoptera |
Species: | N. bipennis
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Binomial name | |
Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger, 1812)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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.[2] Nemoptera bipennis lives in calcareous areas with low vegetation.
The adults are diurnal,[3] and the larvae feed on ant larvae.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis
- ^ Fauna Europæa
- ^ "Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger 1812) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Nemoptera bipennis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Nemoptera bipennis at Wikispecies
- Mediateca - Nemoptera bipennis