"Butterfly Mayfly
Libelloides coccajus
Butterfly Mayfly, also known as the bastard dragonflies or dragonfly lacewings, is a family of insects from the order of the Cochlea. There are about 430 known species, divided into three subfamilies. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ascalaphidae
Higher taxon: Cochlea
Not a butterfly and not a Mayfly, flies more like a dragonfly than a butterfly, difficult to approach and I still have to remove the thorns from my knees ?.
Here I was lucky that so many were flying and saw where they landed, but that didn't give me a photo of them." says Danny VG in habitat Natural Meadow on 14.05.2025. Libelloides coccajus (Libelloides coccajus) is a species of insect. Post your nature observations of Animal sightings in the NatureSpots App, too! #NatureSpots #Animal #NaturalMeadow
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