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Panorpa - Panorpa confusa - female
Copyright © 2015 Aaron Hunt

Panorpa - Panorpa confusa - Female
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 6, 2015
My first Mecopteran.
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 6 August, 2015 - 8:31pm
Last updated 13 November, 2019 - 9:57pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… Aaron Hunt, 13 November, 2019 - 9:57pm

this is likely Panorpa confus
this is likely Panorpa confusa based on the one humetal (submarginal) spot on the wing, locality, and season.
… Wes Bicha, 13 November, 2019 - 9:06pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 10 August, 2015 - 6:30pm

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