Nemoptera bipennis

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.

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[1]

Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815)

The adults are diurnal,[3] and the larvae feed on ant larvae.[4]

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