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Panorpa communis
The common scorpionfly has a black and yellow body, with a reddish head and tail. The male possesses a pair of claspers at the end of its tail (for holding the female during mating), giving it a scorpion-like appearance; it is not a stinger. Its head, mounted with large eyes, is drawn into a prominent, downward pointing beak, which opens at the tip of its head (see second shot).
A shady clearing in mixed deciduous-pine forest, alt. 1200 m ASL. Native to Western Europe.
Although fully winged, the adults rarely fly and spend most of their time crawling on vegetation in damp, shaded places.