Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
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 claripennis

Species Panorpa claripennis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Panorpa claripennis - male Scorpionfly - Panorpa claripennis - male Scorpionfly - Panorpa claripennis - male Panorpa claripennis - male Scorpionfly - Panorpa claripennis - male Scorpion Fly - Panorpa claripennis - female Scorpion Fly - Panorpa claripennis - female Scorpion Fly - Panorpa claripennis - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Mecoptera (Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies)
Family Panorpidae (Common Scorpionflies)
Genus Panorpa
No Taxon (dissimilis species group)
Species claripennis (Panorpa claripennis)
Explanation of Names
Panorpa claripennis Hine 1901
Identification
wing ground color clear, crossveins lightly margined, apical band dark brown, broken posteriorly; pterostigmal band brown, continuous; basal band reduced to two large spots; marginal spots absent (1)(2)
Range
se. Canada to n. FL, west to MI-WI(3)(4)
Habitat
floodplain or similar poorly drained habitats; often seen on foliage of Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Season
May-Jul(3)
Remarks
common; appears earlier in the year than most other species
Internet References
Species page(3)
Works Cited
1.Mecoptera of Ontario
Cheung D.K.B., Marshall S.A., Webb D.W. 2006. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification No. 1, 28.
2.Insects: Their Natural History And Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
Stephen A. Marshall. 2006. Firefly Books Ltd.
3.Penny N.D. (-2014) The Mecoptera of North America
4.World checklist of extant Mecoptera species
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 5 February, 2008 - 8:13am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 28 November, 2012 - 3:05pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact