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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies (Mecoptera) » Common Scorpionflies (Panorpidae) » Panorpa » dissimilis species group (Panorpa dissimilis species group) » Panorpa galerita
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bug with black and clear wings - Panorpa galerita - female
Copyright © 2012 John Sankey

bug with black and clear wings - Panorpa galerita - Female
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 14, 2012
Size: 15 mm
yes it has 4 wings - they line up and match perfectly

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Contributed by John Sankey on 15 June, 2012 - 8:46am
Last updated 27 November, 2012 - 9:08pm

Common Scorpionfly
Moved from Panorpa.

det. Wesley Bicha
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 27 November, 2012 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

Based on the season, locality
Based on the season, locality, relative width of wing, and wing markings this is Panorpa galerita.
… Wes Bicha, 27 November, 2012 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

 
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Wesley,
Since scorpionflies, and their ilk, are outside most of our specialty areas, we depend expertise of people like you for ID's. When I googled you, I could only find papers you had written. You could really help us out by adding a brief bio to your account page. Thank you
Robert
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 27 November, 2012 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

I apologize. I should have be
I apologize. I should have been more specific. While these are excellent shots of the genital region of the insect, females usually require clearing or dissection of the genitals in order to determine species. I'm not an expert though and I don't know much about the more northern Panorpa so maybe I'm wrong and someone else may be able to determine the species. These are excellent shots of an excellent insect, though.
… Jordan Gesell, 15 June, 2012 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
No Problem, Jordan
It's now placed where an expert can review.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 June, 2012 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 15 June, 2012 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

This is a female scorpionfly
This is a female scorpionfly in the genus Panorpa. Only three species have reliably distinct wing patterns. The rest can only be determined through examination of the genitalia.
… Jordan Gesell, 15 June, 2012 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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