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Panorpa helena
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Copyright © 2012
Wyatt Westerkamp
Scorpionfly -
Panorpa helena
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Cincinnati, Clermont County, Ohio, USA
April 11, 2012
Size: ~1/2 inch
Long, tubular head with odd mouth.
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Contributed by
Wyatt Westerkamp
on 15 April, 2012 - 12:43pm
Last updated 28 November, 2012 - 11:31am
Moved
Moved from
Panorpa
. Looked headed here
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John R. Maxwell
, 28 November, 2012 - 11:31am
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Moved
Moved from
Panorpa
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v belov
, 28 November, 2012 - 7:19am
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Based on the location and dif
Based on the location and diffuse bands this is Panorpa helena. Stay tuned, this insect may have a new name by this time next year.
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Wes Bicha
, 27 November, 2012 - 8:02pm
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actually, mecopterans are sister group to Diptera...
...or at least were long believed to be that
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v belov
, 15 April, 2012 - 1:51pm
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Scorpionfly
Panorpa sp.
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metrioptera
, 15 April, 2012 - 12:44pm
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