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Name

Rhaphidioptera

snakefly

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Hexapoda

Subclass: Insecta

Order: Rhaphidioptera

Habitat

Land. Vegetation. Wooded areas.

Feeding

insect predator

Distribution

Palearctic

Conservation status

No threats.

Additional information

Brown or black in colour. Long neck allowing the head to be raised. Females with long ovipositor. Membranous, highly reticulate wings.

Additional information

Bibliography

- Grustán Isabela, D. (2015). Orden Raphidioptera. Revista IDE@ - SEA, 56(30-06-2015), 1–9. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_56.pdf

- Monserrat, V. J. & Papenberg, D. (2015). Los rafidiópteros de la Península Ibérica (Insecta, Neuropterida: Raphidioptera). Graellsia, 71(1): e024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2015.v71.116