Common Scorpionfly
Taken at Barns Ness on 17th June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File


Taken at Baron's Haugh on 23rd May 2017 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Fact File

Common Scorpionfly.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Panorpa communis.
Mecoptera.
Panorpidae.
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature:
 		Mostly on dead insects, which they frequently steal from the webs of spiders
35 mm.
Hedgerows, Nettle beds and well wooded areas.
May - September.
The scorpion-like tail is only seen in the male and is in fact its genitalia - and doesn't sting