Neuroptera: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Neuroptera
- Family
- Genus
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Neuroptera
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Neuroptera
The insect order Neuroptera, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron), meaning "nerve", and πτερόν (pterón), meaning "wing", also known as net-winged insects, includes the lacewings, mantidflies, antlions, and their relatives. The order consists of some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies, and dobsonflies) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the unranked taxon Neuropterida (once known as Planipennia).
Adult neuropterans have four membranous wings, all about the same size, with many veins. They have chewing mouthparts, and undergo complete metamorphosis.
Neuropterans first appeared during the Permian period, and continued to diversify through the Mesozoic era. During this time, several unusually large forms evolved, especially in the extinct family Kalligrammatidae, often called "the butterflies of the Jurassic" for their large, patterned wings.
...Neuroptera in languages:
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- Mierleeus en Goudogies
- Arabic
- عرقيات الأجنحة
- Arabic
- شبكيات الأجنحة
- Bokmål
- nettvinger
- Bulgarian
- Мрежокрили
- Catalan
- Neuròpters
- Chinese
- 脈翅目
- Croatian
- Mrežokrilci
- Czech
- síťokřídlí
- Danish
- Netvinger
- Dutch
- Netvleugeligen
- English
- Antlions, Lacewings, and Allies
- English
- Net-winged Insects
- Estonian
- Võrktiivalised
- Finnish
- verkkosiipiset
- French
- Névroptères
- German
- Netzflügler
- Hebrew
- מרושתי-כנף
- Hungarian
- recésszárnyúak
- Italian
- Neurotteri
- Japanese
- アミメカゲロウ目
- Japanese
- 脈翅目
- Korean
- 풀잠자리목
- Lithuanian
- Tinklasparniai
- Modern Greek
- Νευρόπτερα
- Polish
- Sieciarki
- Portuguese
- Crisopas, libeloides e formigas‑leão
- Russian
- Сетчатокрылые
- Swedish
- nätvingar
- Thai
- อันดับ แมลงช้างปีกใส
- Thai
- แมลงช้างปีกใส
- Ukrainian
- Сітчастокрилі
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