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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa
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insect - Panorpa
Copyright © 2009 Mark Moran

insect - Panorpa
Riverbend Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 20, 2009
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Contributed by Mark Moran on 25 September, 2009 - 7:08pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 9:27pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Females may not be positively identifiable to species from photos.
… John F. Carr, 26 September, 2009 - 9:27pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for putting me in right direction.
Looks a bit like P. helena
… Mark Moran, 25 September, 2009 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

female Panorpa sp scorpionfly
Nice image!
… David Almquist, 25 September, 2009 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Scorpionfly female, Panorpa genus
Somebody might be able to get it to species with the wing pattern and your location. Here's a female chowing down on a horsefly.

… Andrew Williams, 25 September, 2009 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

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