Scorpionfly

Mecoptera (from Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos), meaning 'length', and πτερόν (pterón), meaning 'wing') is an order of insects in the superorder Holometabola with about six hundred species in nine families worldwide. Mecopterans are sometimes called scorpionflies after their largest family, Panorpidae, in which the males have enlarged genitals raised over the body that look similar to the stingers of scorpions, and long beaklike rostra. The Bittacidae, or hangingflies, are another prominent family and are known for their elaborate mating rituals, in which females choose mates based on the quality…

Panorpa cognata est une espèce de panorpes ou mouches scorpions de l'ordre des mécoptères. Elle est appelée « mouche scorpion » car le mâle possède à l'extrémité de l'abdomen une sorte de fausse queue de scorpion inoffensive. Identification Ailes membraneuses avec des taches noires.

Panorpa cognata es una especie de insecto del orden de los mecópteros, propia de Europa central. Enlaces externos Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Panorpa cognata.