Panorpa germanica Linnaeus, 1758
(a scorpion fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPanorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
GenusPanorpa (scorpion flies)
FamilyPANORPIDAE (scorpion flies)
OrderMECOPTERA (scorpion flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly) :
1: Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
20 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Female - ventro-lateral view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Wings - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Female genitalia prep - anterior apodemes - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 9: Female genitalia prep - genital plate - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Female genitalia prep - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
21 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU78 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
on Bracken
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view - wings spread - largeImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral view
3: Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
23 Aug 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Heath trap
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Lateral view
4: Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
4 May 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
climbing soil bank at side of ditch
Image 1: Male - dorsal viewImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings spread
5: Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly)
17 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Side view - enlargedImage 3: Head - magnified

Panorpa germanica (a scorpion fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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