Nemoptera bipennis

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It is a beautiful insect, of good size, very difficult to see, but in the month of May it flies in some areas of the Sierra de Mijas in Malaga. Spain. When it is found it is easy to photograph it. Its larva is predatory, is buried in the sand and awaits its prey

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Size: 3647px × 2344px
Location: Jarapalo. Sierra de Mijas. Spain
Photo credit: © Segundo Pérez / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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