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.
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) | |
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
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