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Scorpion Fly

Panorpa ?

Photo by ecoherence
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Mecoptera

Species ID Suggestions

Scorpion Fly

Mecoptera
daniel.dparsons
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Comments (2)
bayucca
Yes, Panorpa sp. and my closest guess would be Panopa vulgaris. http://www.ecotourismus.de/tierwelt_europa_insekten_panorpa_vulgaris.php http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/3633 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panorpa_vulgaris_1.jpg You have 7 different species in France, it is not Meridionalis from the South West and probably not Etrusca from only the farest South East, but also very rare one.
ecoherence
Thanks Daniel it's surely a Panorpa...
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PublishedNovember 3, 2013

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