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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa » dissimilis species group (Panorpa dissimilis species group) » Panorpa mirabilis
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Scorpionfly - Panorpa mirabilis - female
Copyright © 2007 Janice Stiefel

Scorpionfly - Panorpa mirabilis - Female
Town of Plymouth, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
June 20, 1994
Size: Wingspan: 3/4 in.
Adult on vegetation along the valley of the Mullet River.
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Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 27 December, 2007 - 4:28pm
Last updated 8 February, 2008 - 3:42pm

hmm... P. mirabilis is not known w. of MI
acc'g to(1); this doesn't mean Tom's wrong, of course -- it's just a bit surprising, since WI Panorpa fauna is well studied, with 14 spp. recorded, of which 5[!] are not on the ON list
… v belov, 2 February, 2010 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Panorpa. Identified using Mecoptera of Ontario.
… tom murray, 8 February, 2008 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!!
I had no idea there were so many variations to the wing pattern. When I identified that specimen, I did not have access to the Internet...only one insect book. Thank you so much for finding this information on the Alberta website. Rest assured I will keep the URL in my data base.
… Janice Stiefel, 8 February, 2008 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome
but it was actually Robin McLeod that found the website.
… tom murray, 8 February, 2008 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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