Bug FAQDichrostigma flavipes
Dichrostigma flavipes · Order: Raphidioptera · Family: Raphidiidae
The adult has a pterostigma that changes from brown near the body to yellow farther away. Adults are adaptable but prefer dry, hot places, usually at forest edges, and are found in Western Europe. Larvae live in soil around tree and bush roots and need two years to become adults.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The pterostigma is two-coloured, brown near the body and turning yellow farther out.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Adults can live in many habitats but favour dry, hot conditions. They are most often seen at the edge of forests.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Larvae develop in the soil near roots and take two years to reach adulthood.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
This species occurs in Western Europe.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Raphidiidae)
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichrostigma_flavipes
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