Libelloides coccajus
| Libelloides coccajus | |
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| Libelloides coccajus, female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Neuroptera |
| Suborder: | Myrmeleontiformia |
| Family: | Ascalaphidae |
| Subfamily: | Ascalaphinae |
| Genus: | Libelloides |
| Species: | L. coccajus |
| Binomial name | |
| Libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Libelloides coccajus, the 'Owly Sulphur', is a species belonging to the family Ascalaphidae subfamily Ascalaphinae.
This rare insect is present in France, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.
The adults reach 25 millimetres (0.98 in) of length, with a wingspan of 45–55 millimetres (1.8–2.2 in) and can be encountered from April through July in high grass areas.
The body is black and quite hairy. They have large bulging eyes and long clubbed antennae. Wings does not have scales and are transparent, bright yellow in the first third, dark brown on the external side. They hold them spread at rest like dragonflies.
They are diurnal predators of other flying insects. Eggs are laid in groups on stems of herbaceous plants. Larvae are fearsome predators too. They lie on the soil surface waiting for prey. Their life last about two years
