Palpares libelluloides

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Palpares libelluloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Suborder: Myrmeleontiformia
Superfamily: Myrmeleontoidea
Family: Myrmeleonidae
Subfamily: Palparinae
Genus: Palpares
Species: P. libelluloides
Binomial name
Palpares libelluloides
(Linnaeus, 1764)
Synonyms
  • Myrmeleon libelluloides (Linnaeus, 1764)
  • Myrmeleon libelluloides nigriventris Costa, 1855
  • Myrmeleon nordmanni Kolenati, 1846
  • Palpares chrysopterus Navas, 1910
  • Palpares libelluloides nigripes Navas, 1912
  • Hemerobius libelluloides Linnaeus, 1764

Palpares libelluloides is a species of antlion in the genus Palpares belonging to the Myrmeleonidae family.

Description

Mounted
Palpares libelluloides has a relatively large wingspan of about 50–60 millimetres (2.0–2.4 in). The very broad wings are mottled dark brown. The males can be recognized by their long, delicate genital appendages.

The day-and night-active imagos can be observed from May to September. Their flight is usually short and close to the ground.

Distribution

This species is widespread in the Mediterranean regions and it is mainly present in Albania, Belgium. Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania and Spain. It can be found in thickets and rocky slopes up to about 1000 meters above sea level.

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