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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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Scorpionfly - Panorpa nuptialis - female
Copyright © 2009 Aaron Goodwin

Scorpionfly - Panorpa nuptialis - Female
Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
September 30, 2009
I found this female scorpionfly late in the day. I knew the creature immediately and even its gender, but I'm not certain on species. Based on wing pattern my guess is Panorpa nuptialis. Any experts out there?

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Contributed by Aaron Goodwin on 30 September, 2009 - 9:32pm
Last updated 12 December, 2012 - 6:22pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 2 February, 2010 - 5:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Aaron Goodwin, 12 October, 2009 - 6:10pm login or register to post comments

"experts out there" (at least Dr. Webb)...
...decline species identification from any images not showing male bulbs -- trust me, i tried...
… v belov, 12 October, 2009 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting...
Everything I've been reading in the scorpionfly entries suggests that the wings seem to be the way to identify the different species. This is the first one I've ever photographed, so I know absolutely zero about Panorpa. Thanks for the info.
… Aaron Goodwin, 12 October, 2009 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
"wings seem to be the way to identify" -- that was my idea, too
at least, wing pattern provided reliable sp. IDs back in the old country -- yet, again, the southern US fauna seems to be more speciose and apparently includes groups of spp. w/similar patterns.
Pls move the series to the genus page anyway.
… v belov, 12 October, 2009 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

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