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191 / Mesozoic
Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly
Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia
Four lobed wings nearly match ginkgoalean leaves from the same bed, rare evidence of deep-time leaf mimicry.
Structured expansion · editorial review pending
- Time range
- About 165 million years ago
- Final stage
- Middle Jurassic
- Geographic range
- Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China
01 / ANSWER FIRST
What was Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly?
This archive records Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly under the scientific name Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia, with an age of About 165 million years ago and a range of Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Four lobed wings nearly match ginkgoalean leaves from the same bed, rare evidence of deep-time leaf mimicry.
Juracimbrophlebia was a long-legged, weak-flying scorpionfly relative. Resting with spread wings on Yimaia foliage could merge wing edges and veinlike markings with the leaf, hiding it from dinosaurs, pterosaurs and early birds.
02 / QUICK FACTS
Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly at a glance
- Scientific name
- Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia
- Age
- About 165 million years ago
- Last recorded stage
- Middle Jurassic
- Known range
- Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China
- Broad group
- insect
- Archive era
- Mesozoic
- Habitat signals
- Freshwater · Forest
- Documented regions
- Asia
03 / ANATOMY
How was Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly built?
Overall body plan
Four lobed wings nearly match ginkgoalean leaves from the same bed, rare evidence of deep-time leaf mimicry.
Exoskeleton and segmentation
The available record is interpreted through preserved proportions, attachment surfaces, wear and comparison with related organisms. For Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly, those observations must be separated from features added only for visual reconstruction.
Wings and sensory structures
Juracimbrophlebia was a long-legged, weak-flying scorpionfly relative. Resting with spread wings on Yimaia foliage could merge wing edges and veinlike markings with the leaf, hiding it from dinosaurs, pterosaurs and early birds.
Growth and individual variation
A single specimen does not define the whole species. Size, maturity, preservation and possible sex differences are considered before anatomical traits are treated as typical of Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly.
04 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
How did Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly live?
Juracimbrophlebia was a long-legged, weak-flying scorpionfly relative. Resting with spread wings on Yimaia foliage could merge wing edges and veinlike markings with the leaf, hiding it from dinosaurs, pterosaurs and early birds. This ecological reconstruction is strongest where anatomy, associated organisms and the depositional setting point in the same direction.
05 / DIET & BEHAVIOUR
What shaped its ecological limits?
Its populations depended on vegetation, freshwater margins and atmospheric conditions. Changes in any one factor did not necessarily cause immediate extinction, but interacting pressures could reduce range, recruitment and resilience.
06 / RANGE & HABITAT
Where and when did Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly live?
This archive currently lists About 165 million years ago; Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Fossil or historical occurrence data describe where evidence has been found, not every place the taxon once occupied. Species-level age and range limits still require source-specific review.
Documented geographic range
Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. This boundary can change when specimens are reidentified or new localities are published.
Time window
About 165 million years ago, with the final recorded stage listed as Middle Jurassic. Rock units and dating uncertainty mean the true biological range may extend beyond the known record.
Environmental setting
The archive uses the broad habitat labels Freshwater · Forest. These labels help explore related records; a habitat reconstruction requires evidence from individual localities.
07 / FOSSIL EVIDENCE
What evidence supports reconstructions of Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly?
Primary record
Daohugou preserves complete insects and Yimaia leaves together. Geometric comparisons show a strong shape match, though actual resting behavior cannot fossilize directly.
Comparative anatomy
Preserved structures are compared with close and functionally similar organisms. The method can constrain posture and function, but analogy alone cannot prove colour, behaviour or soft tissue.
Age and locality
Stratigraphy and occurrence records place Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly within About 165 million years ago and Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Reworked fossils and uncertain provenance are treated cautiously.
Open entity records
Links below connect the archive to available taxonomic and occurrence records. A matching name does not verify every ecological claim, and related-taxon links provide comparison rather than an exact species match.
08 / DISAPPEARANCE & DEBATE
Why did Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly disappear?
As Jurassic plants and predator networks changed, this close dependence on a particular visual background left no later record.
The last fossil or observation marks the youngest evidence currently known, not necessarily the death of the final individual. Explanations are strongest when timing, environmental change and population biology agree; otherwise the profile preserves uncertainty instead of assigning a single dramatic cause.
09 / FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly FAQ
What was Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly?
This archive records Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly under the scientific name Juracimbrophlebia ginkgofolia, with an age of About 165 million years ago. Four lobed wings nearly match ginkgoalean leaves from the same bed, rare evidence of deep-time leaf mimicry.
When did Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly live?
The current archive range is About 165 million years ago; its youngest recorded stage is Middle Jurassic.
Where was Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly found?
The archive currently lists Volcanic lakeside ginkgo woodland · Daohugou, Inner Mongolia, China. Species-level locality assignments and the full geographic range still require source-specific review.
How do scientists know about Ginkgo-mimicking Hangingfly?
Daohugou preserves complete insects and Yimaia leaves together. Geometric comparisons show a strong shape match, though actual resting behavior cannot fossilize directly.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Completed an AI-assisted bilingual audit of the archive record, corrected identified issues and clarified evidence limits; independent editorial review is pending.
- Expanded into a structured bilingual profile with anatomy, ecology, range, evidence, debate and FAQs; independent editorial review is pending.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS