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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa » lugubris species group (Panorpa lugubris species group) » Nuptial Scorpionfly (Panorpa nuptialis)
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Scorpion fly male - Panorpa nuptialis - male
Copyright © 2005 Herschel Raney

Scorpion fly male - Panorpa nuptialis - Male
Mayflower, Camp Robinson WDA, Faulkner County, Arkansas, USA
Size: 22mm
I guess we can see where the name came from. Appears these are all in Panorpa. Looks close to one from October in Oklahoma on this site. Right before this shot a female and a male seemed to be flashing their wings at each other.
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Contributed by Herschel Raney on 2 October, 2005 - 10:51pm
Last updated 12 November, 2006 - 4:30am

Common name...
I'm thinking maybe "Sea-Horse Fly" might be a good alternate choice :-)
… Aaron Schusteff, 19 June, 2012 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

Aha! Panorpa nuptialis
Moved from Panorpa. See comments to this image:

referring to this image shown on a page at Texas A&M. Double aha! Also shown in Arnett, fig. 28.6 (1). The dark orange body and heavy markings on the wings look to be distinctive, so I'm crossing my fingers and moving the image!
… Cotinis, 12 November, 2006 - 4:26am login or register to post comments

Beautiful
Great shot!
… Beatriz Moisset, 3 October, 2005 - 12:54pm login or register to post comments

Hershel,
this fly is just awesome, great capture!
… Lynette Elliott, 3 October, 2005 - 6:12am login or register to post comments

 
Shot
I appreciate the comments from the expert shooters.
… Herschel Raney, 5 October, 2005 - 10:17am login or register to post comments

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