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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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TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - male - female
Copyright © 2011 Colette Micallef

TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - Male Female
Harris County, Texas, USA
November 9, 2010
Size: 17mm

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TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - male - female TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - male - female TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - male - female TX Scorpion Fly Panropa species? - Panorpa nuptialis - male - female
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Contributed by Colette Micallef on 13 June, 2011 - 1:01pm
Last updated 1 December, 2012 - 9:16pm

Moved
Moved from Panorpa.
… v belov, 1 December, 2012 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

What sort of area was it foun
What sort of area was it found in? P. nuptialis generally prefers more open areas as opposed to most other Panorpa, which prefer wooded regions.
… Jordan Gesell, 16 June, 2011 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Along the edges of a field. T
Along the edges of a field. Thanks for the help.
… Colette Micallef, 17 June, 2011 - 7:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 June, 2011 - 10:39am login or register to post comments

Not an ID but...
...the wing pattern seems to match my example of Panorpa nuptialis.

… Ron M., 13 June, 2011 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
How do you tell between nupta
How do you tell between nuptalis and americana?
… Colette Micallef, 13 June, 2011 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably late with this reply
Probably late with this reply but nuptialis can be distinguished from americana by having much thicker wing bands and the overall pattern appears more angular than the relatively straight bands of americana.
… Jordan Gesell, 6 November, 2011 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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