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Neuropterans: Lacewings, Antlions, and OwlfliesUnknown yellow insect
June 20, 2009
Hi, I’ve been trying to figure out what the name of this insect is, but it hasn’t been easy. I saw it on a vacation to Turkey, Marmaris, and now it’s just bugging me that I don’t know it’s name. Can you help?
Christina
Turkey, Marmaris
Spoonwing
Hi Christina,
This unusual insect is a Spoonwing or Threadwing Lacewing in the family Nemopteridae. It looks rather like a specimen from Portugal on the Nemopteridae website that is identified as Nemoptera bipennis.
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[...] of your photo, we are quite certain this is a Spoonwing Lacewing in the family Nemopteridae. We posted an example from nearby Turkey this past June. The Nemopteridae website devoted to the family identifies it as Nemoptera bipennis. Like [...]
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