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Scorpion Fly

Panorpa ?

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daniel.dparsons
daniel.dparsons 10 years ago
Scorpion Fly
Mecoptera


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bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Yes, Panorpa sp. and my closest guess would be Panopa vulgaris.
http://www.ecotourismus.de/tierwelt_euro...
http://www.wildabouttheworld.com/gallery...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Panorp...
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
ecoherence 10 years ago

Thanks Daniel it's surely a Panorpa...

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Bouyon, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Nov 3, 2013
Submitted on Nov 3, 2013

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