Butterly ? Dragonfly ? No... by Jean_C
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Description
It's really another family of insects, the Neuroptera. His name in french is "Ascalaphe soufré" (Libelloides coccaius). Don't know the english name.
He hunts small insects in flight.
He arises from time to time on stems and exposes its wings in the sun, but if a cloud passes, he folds its roof-shaped wings. We can then pick the stem which carries him, he does not fly, but goes to the opposite to escape the eyes of the picker!
C'est une autre famille d'insectes, les neuroptères. Son nom est "Ascalaphe soufré" (Libelloides coccaius).
Il chasse de petits insectes au cours de son vol.
Il se pose de temps à autre sur les tiges et expose ses ailes au soleil, mais si un nuage passe, il replie ses ailes en forme de toit. On peut alors cueillir la tige qui le porte, il ne s'envole pas, mais va à l'opposé pour échapper aux yeux du cueilleur!
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Comments (46)
belle macro ..l'insecte a de superbe couleur !!
Cet insecte est vraiment particulier, et ta prise de vue le met bien en valeur sur ce beau fond végétal, magnifique macrophoto très nette, Jean-Claude !
Quelle étonnant insecte mon ami avec un comportement tout aussi étonnant... Fabuleuse capture et merci de nous faire découvrir je petit bijoux de dame nature que sont les Ascalaphe soufré!!!
Great detail & color - never seen one of these before...
Magnifique
Fantastic close-up, beautiful photo.
Excellent capture, great details!
What a fantastic capture of this beautiful insect,Jean,lovely colors and details*****
cool and curious
wonderful view!
Very beautiful capture!!!
Wonderful catch!
A very unique looking insect, maybe a cross between the two. Crisp and superb shot, Jean.
Amazing
Nature fills any free niche. There even is room for such chimeras. Fantastic creatures! Great photo, Jean-Claude!
Looks scary, especially if you are another insect !
Great find and Nature capture Jean, can't say I have ever seen anything like this before, thanks for the share.
~Cheers~
It is built like a jet fighter plane! Never saw anything like this before. A superb photo also!
Very interesting! Nice capture.
This is such a cool photo Jean..love nature this is at its best
fascinating little creature, and a well taken image
maybe it is what is called here "a fly mimic". they pretend to be other insects so predators will leave them alone such as Bees
high clarity and focus
Very cool wing pattern, nice one!
WOW !! Perfect shot, very very very well taken close-up !!
une très belle petite merveille de la nature et un nouvel exploît de ton réel talent de photographe ! une bien belle capture ! merci pour les infos !!! superbe;
quelle belle capture,tres interessant cet insecte ,une superbe decouverte pour nos yeux
Let the insect grow only once, then it is perhaps a dragon.
Great shot! 
It sure is pretty! Great capture.
très bel insecte, le piqué de la photo est excellent
Very unusual and brightly colored - fantastic action capture!!!
Never seen it and must say it is a beautiful creature caught by your lens in a perfect way