Nemoptera bipennis
Species of insect
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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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Family: | Nemopteridae |
| Genus: | Nemoptera |
| Species: | N. bipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger, 1812) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) | |
The adults are diurnal,[3] and the larvae feed on ant larvae.[4]
