Nemoptera sinuata

Nemoptera sinuata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Nemoptera
Species:
N. sinuata
Binomial name
Nemoptera sinuata
(Olivier, 1811)

Nemoptera sinuata is a diurnal species of spoonwing lacewing or thread-winged lacewing within the spoonwing family Nemopteridae.[1] It is a Balkan-Anatolian species distributed throughout the Balkan peninsula, specifically found in Bulgaria, East Thrace, Greece, and North Macedonia[2] and in Turkey.[3] They inhabit forests and open grasslands, with flights near river gorges as well.[4]

Individuals are 16 mm in length with a wingspan of 55 mm.

  1. ^ Krenn, Harald W.; Gereben-Krenn, Barbara-Amina; Steinwender, Bernhardt M.; Popo, Alexi (2008). "Flower visiting Neuroptera: Mouthparts and feeding behaviour of Nemoptera sinuata (Nemopteridae)" (PDF). European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 267–277. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Nemoptera sinuata Olivier, 1811 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ Dobosz, Roland & Abraham, Levente. (2009). Contribution to the knowledge of Turkish tail-wings (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae). Natura Somogyiensis. 15. 113-126.
  4. ^ Popov, Alexi (2002). "Autecology and biology of Nemoptera sinuata Olivier (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae)". Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 48 (Suppl. 2): 293–299. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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