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]