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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa » nebulosa species group (Panorpa nebulosa species group)
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Scorpion Fly - Panorpa - female
Copyright © 2014 John Rosenfeld

Scorpion Fly - Panorpa - Female
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 5, 2014

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Contributed by John Rosenfeld on 19 June, 2014 - 11:13am
Last updated 5 December, 2014 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 5 December, 2014 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Unfortunately, this insect ca
Unfortunately, this insect cannot be absolutely determined without examining a male genital bulb under a microscope. At this locality this might possibly be Panorpa maculosa, submaculosa, nebulosa, acuta, or banksi.
… Wes Bicha, 5 December, 2014 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

Panorpa sp., female
Specimen now a photo-voucher. Thanks John.

Tough to say what it is. Best I can say is that it looks similar to a couple species in the nebulosa group.
… Brad Barnd, 18 November, 2014 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely a tough one
Maybe this is the male -



I had suspected P. banksi I think.
… John Rosenfeld, 18 November, 2014 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

 
That's my prime suspect as well
… Brad Barnd, 25 November, 2014 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

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