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animalworld: SPOONWING or THREAD WINGED ANTLIONSNemoptera bipennis© Jose Sousa Nemoptera is a Palearctic genus of insects of the family Nemopteridae or spoonwings living in France, Spain and Portugal. All species are diurnal with an exclusively floral diet, preferring to fly in open spaces in full sunshine while visiting flowers. They can be recognized by their very long hind wing prolongations. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemoptera Other posts: Snake Fly Picture-Winged Fly Lacewing Nymph

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SPOONWING or THREAD WINGED ANTLIONS
Nemoptera bipennis
© Jose Sousa

Nemoptera is a Palearctic genus of insects of the family Nemopteridae or spoonwings living in France, Spain and Portugal. All species are diurnal with an exclusively floral diet, preferring to fly in open spaces in full sunshine while visiting flowers. They can be recognized by their very long hind wing prolongations.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemoptera

Other posts:

Snake Fly

Picture-Winged Fly

Lacewing Nymph

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