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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa
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A Fly? Crane Fly? - Panorpa
Copyright © 2015 Kurt R. Schwarz

A Fly? Crane Fly? - Panorpa
Little Pool, C&O Canal, Washington County, Maryland, USA
May 15, 2015
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Contributed by Kurt R. Schwarz on 17 May, 2015 - 3:12pm
Last updated 17 May, 2015 - 6:46pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2015 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

Scorpionfly
… Skitterbug, 17 May, 2015 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Panorpa…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 17 May, 2015 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Could it be P. helena?
P. helena has been recorded in the two Maryland Counties west of Washington County, where I photo'd this beast. Bugguide itself lists it in Montgomery County, MD, just to the east and down stream from Washington County. The pattern of black on the wing is a good match for P. helena. I don't believe the pattern of black works for rufa, nuptialis, americana, confusa. While superficially similar, each species seem to have a distinctive pattern of black on the otherwise clear wings.
… Kurt R. Schwarz, 18 May, 2015 - 1:33pm login or register to post comments

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