Greek spoonwing
Nemoptera coa
The Greek spoonwing is a lacewing with amazing long tails. Its back wings are long thin ribbons that end in little spoons. It flutters over dry, sunny hillsides in Greece.
Lives in
Greece and the nearby corner of Turkey, on dry scrubby hills and grassland
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
The grown-ups visit flowers for pollen and nectar.
How fast is it?
Greek 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 back wings stream out behind it like ribbons when it flies.
2
It is active in the daytime, when the sun is out.
3
It has also been spotted in Muğla Province in Turkey.
you asked
Most asked questions about Greek spoonwing
?Why is it called a spoonwing?
Because its long, thin back wings end in little spoon-shaped tips.
?Where does the Greek spoonwing live?
In Greece and nearby parts of Turkey, on dry, sunny hillsides.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Nemoptera coa
- Group
- Other insects
- Family
- Nemopteridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Neuroptera > Nemopteridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
- Also known as
- Grecian streamertail
Where the facts come from
- Nemoptera coa (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 Siga. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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