Butterfly-like
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Dragonfly butterfly ( Libelloides coccajus ) |
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| Ascalaphidae | ||||||||||||
| Rambur , 1842 |
The butterfly-like (Ascalaphidae) are a family from the order of the reticulated winged wing (Neuroptera). There are around 400 species worldwide, 15 of which are in Europe and three in Central Europe .
features
The butterfly-like are very closely related to the ant maids , and many species also look very similar to them. The most important difference is the long, thread-like antennae, which have a button-like thickening at the end, in contrast to the shorter, club-shaped antennae of the damsel ant. The long, thick hair on the thorax is also striking. Many species, including the only native species, have widened and light, sometimes darkly spotted wings, which give them a butterfly-like appearance. The relatively large compound eyes are divided into two parts by a longitudinal furrow in all European species.
The larvae also resemble those of the ant maids, i.e. the ant lions . In contrast to these, the head is deeply indented at the rear end, making it more or less heart-shaped, while the chest and abdomen are laterally provided with lobed appendages.
Way of life
The adults of the butterfly-like are daytime and crepuscular and very good fliers. They predatorily feed on insects that they catch in flight. The larvae are also predatory, mostly hidden and camouflaged in the litter or under stones lurking for prey. The European species probably all have a two-year development and overwinter as a larva.
Species (Europe)
The following species occur in Europe:
- Bubopsis agrionoides (Rambur 1838)
- Bubopsis andromache U. Aspock, H. Aspock & Holzel 1979
- Deleproctophylla australis (Fabricius 1787)
- Deleproctophylla dusmeti Navàs 1914
- Deleproctophylla variegata (Klug 1834)
- Libelloides baeticus (Rambur 1842)
- Dragonfly butterfly ( Libelloides coccajus Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)
- Libelloides cunii Selys-Longchamps 1880
- Libelloides hispanicus (Rambur 1842)
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Libelloides ictericus (Charpentier 1825)
- Libelloides ictericus corsicus (Rambur 1842)
- Libelloides ictericus ictericus (Charpentier 1825)
- Libelloides ictericus siculus (Angelini 1827)
- Libelloides italicus (Fabricius 1781)
- Libelloides lacteus (Brullé 1832)
- Long probe Riger owlfly ( Libelloides longicornis (Scopoli 1763))
- Eastern butterfly ( Libelloides macaronius (Scopoli 1763))
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Libelloides rhomboides (Schneider 1845)
- Libelloides rhomboides cretensis (Van der Wheele 1908)
- Libelloides rhomboides rhomboides (Schneider 1845)
- Puer maculatus (Olivier 1789)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ascalaphidae in Fauna Europaea
literature
- Ekkehard Wachmann , Christoph Saure: Netzflügler, Mud and Camel Neck Flies , Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-89440-222-9
