Butterly ? Dragonfly ? No... by Jean_C

Photography • Insects • posted on May 22, 2016

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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! Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200