Nemoptera bipennis

Nemoptera bipennis
Nemoptera bipennis
Scientific classification
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)

Nemoptera bipennis is a species of insect in the family Nemopteridae or spoonwings. It is found in Spain, Portugal and France.[2] Nemoptera bipennis lives in calcareous areas with low vegetation. These slow-flying insects end up often splattered on the windshields of cars in the summer.

References

  1. ^ Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis
  2. ^ Fauna Europæa

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