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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Indeed, it is in reference to its long wings, not a penis. There are several other insects and birds whose scientific names include this term.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/longipennis

https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?t=ftsa&q=longipennis

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Solid educated guess, damn!