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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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BG2878 E2597 - Panorpa nuptialis - male
Copyright © 2010 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG2878 E2597 - Panorpa nuptialis - Male
Barney Farm, Hwy 103, 1.0 mi. NW Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
October 24, 2008
Size: body length 27.3 mm.
We have identified this male scorpionfly as Panorpa nuptialis.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 23 March, 2010 - 4:12pm
Last updated 24 March, 2010 - 12:59pm

from Norm Penny:
"Ah, this is an easy one - this is a male Panorpa nuptialis, the largest and most striking of all North American species of scorpionflies. From the nice photo you can easily note the dististyles (pincers) are very long and thin, much longer than the rest of the genital bulb. The small group of species to which it belongs also have an elongate ninth tergite, easily visible between the dististyles in this photo."
[Ah Gayle, i dream of the time when BG will have at least a dozen Panorpa spp. shot this way, genial bulbs and all... Thanks again. =v=]

Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 24 March, 2010 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

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