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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) » Florida Scorpionfly (Panorpa floridana)
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Florida Scorpionfly - Panorpa floridana - male
Copyright © 2011 Stephen_WV

Florida Scorpionfly - Panorpa floridana - Male
Goldhead Branch SP, Clay County, Florida, USA
November 4, 2010
In the woods near a creek.

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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 14 May, 2011 - 5:14pm
Last updated 12 December, 2012 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 27 November, 2012 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

This is Panorpa floridana, a
This is Panorpa floridana, a scorpionfly endemic to northeastern Florida. This insect is unique in the manner that it holds its wings over its back and has speckled wings with glossy membranes. At the moment this is the rarest scorpionfly in North America and the only photographs of a live specimen that I am aware. I had written this insect off as extinct due to developement. A very nice photo indeed!
… Wes Bicha, 27 November, 2012 - 8:53pm login or register to post comments

 
That is so cool
That is so cool, thanks very much Wes!

P.S. calculating from the photo, I believe the length of the insect was 15 mm from the front of the eyes to the tip of the wings.
… Stephen_WV, 9 December, 2012 - 11:47pm login or register to post comments

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