Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scorpionfly: Panorpa germanica?

Posted by ChrisR on 02-01-2011 01:56
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Yes, that looks like the P.germanica I have seen around here (Berks & south Oxon) - the genitalia match (swollen tips) and the wing markings are usually smaller and browner than P.communis. :)

P.communis is usually the easier to work out because they are usually bigger and the wing markings are usually bolder and blacker ... but P.germanica and P.cognata are virtually impossible to split without male genitalia, IMO. I have all 3 species in my area - P.communis is the commonest, then P.germanica, then P.cognata.