Two-winged spoonwing
Nemoptera bipennis
The two-winged spoonwing is a strange and beautiful insect from southwestern Europe. Its back wings are long, thin ribbons with a little spoon shape at the end. It flies slowly over open limestone ground during the day.
Lives in
Spain, Portugal and France, in limestone places with low plants
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It is a slow, gentle flier that you can watch quietly.
What does it eat?
Its larvae are little hunters that eat ant larvae.
How fast is it?
Two-winged spoonwing about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its long, ribbon-like back wings flutter behind it when it flies.
2
It is a slow flier, so it is easy to follow with your eyes.
3
It is active in the daytime and rests at night.
you asked
Most asked questions about Two-winged spoonwing
?What does the two-winged spoonwing eat?
Its larvae eat ant larvae.
?Where does the two-winged spoonwing live?
In Spain, Portugal and France, in dry limestone places with low plants.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Nemoptera bipennis
- Group
- Other insects
- Family
- Nemopteridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Neuroptera > Nemopteridae
- Lives on
- Europe
Where the facts come from
- Nemoptera bipennis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Tino García de la Cruz. CC BY-SA 2.5 es, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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