Nemoptera bipennis information

Nemoptera bipennis
Scientific 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
	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]

^ 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.

[1] Nemoptera lusitanica (Leach, 1815) synonym of Nemoptera bipennis

[2] Fauna Europæa

[3] "Nemoptera bipennis (Illiger 1812) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-03.

[4] 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.