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Nemoptera coa

Nemoptera coa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Neuroptera
Family: Nemopteridae
Genus: Nemoptera
Species:
N. coa
Binomial name
Nemoptera coa
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms[1]

Panorpa coa (Leach, 1758)

Nemoptera coa, sometimes referred to as the Grecian streamertail,[2] is a species of lacewing within the family Nemopteridae, the spoonwing family.[3][4] N. coa is native to Greece and East Thrace.[5][6] There have been instances of individuals within Muğla Province within Turkey as well.[7]

Individuals are often found in xeric Mediterranean phrygana as well as grasslands. N. coa individuals display activity during the daytime.

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