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Common European Scorpionfly
Panorpa communis
14,614 observations in the source records
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 14,614 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
German ScorpionflyPanorpa germanica
Meadow ScorpionflyPanorpa vulgaris
Panorpa cognata
Panorpa meridionalis
Panorpa annexa
Panorpa hybrida
Panorpa caucasica
Panorpa connexa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 22,009 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 22,009 |
| Germany | 1,330 |
| United Kingdom | 1,253 |
| England | 1,155 |
| Russia | 474 |
| France | 446 |
| Austria | 391 |
| Italy | 325 |
| Netherlands | 289 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Scorpionflies, Hangingflies, and Allies · Mecoptera |
| Family | Scorpionflies · Panorpidae |
| Genus | Panorpa |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common European Scorpionfly with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.