Puncha (snakefly)

Puncha
Puncha ratzeburgi, female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Raphidioptera
Family: Raphidiidae
Genus: Puncha
Navás, 1915

Puncha is a genus of snakeflies in the family Raphidiidae. This monotypic genus contains one species:

These snakeflies are widely distributed in Central and Eastern Europe. They are predator, both as adults and larvae.

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