Bug FAQPuncha ratzeburgi
Puncha ratzeburgi · Order: Raphidioptera · Family: Raphidiidae
Puncha ratzeburgi is a small snakefly with a wingspan of about 24 mm. It lives in mountainous areas up to 1,100 m elevation across central and eastern Europe. Both adults and larvae are predators, and the species belongs to the monotypic genus Puncha in the family Raphidiidae.
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How to recognize it
These snakeflies have a long prothorax, clear wings with distinctive veins, a colored pterostigma, and females have a long ovipositor.
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Size
The wingspan can reach roughly 24 mm (about 0.94 in).
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Where it lives
They are found on mountains up to 1,100 m (3,600 ft) above sea level.
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What it eats
Both the adults and the larvae are predatory.
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Life cycle
Puncha ratzeburgi is a snakefly species in the single-species genus Puncha, family Raphidiidae.
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Where are they found?
They live in mountainous regions up to 1,100 m in central and eastern European countries such as Austria, Germany, Italy and others.
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Same family (Raphidiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncha_ratzeburgi
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