Panorpa communis

This is a stack of a male scorpionfly (about 30 pictures). This of corse was a dead specimen caught in a horsefly trap. Normally i don't do a lot of big stack photography on dead critters, but this was something (i think) really worth doing a big stack on.

comments (3)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wonderful, I think these are remarkable insects, never seen one this close! I'm wondering if you also did a macro of this unique tail? Posted 8 years ago
1. JHoppenbrouwers
  
  Grizzly Bear
  
  Thanks for the comment! I never did one of the tail, actually never thought about doing that. I am always a sort of
  focused on the eyes of different insects. But when i get the chance this year i will try. Posted 8 years ago

RMFelix

Lion

It's ''impossible'' to identify a Panorpa just looking to its head :)

Most of the keys for Panorpidae are based on male characteres... such as the shape of the abdominal S6, the relative size of hypovalves (male genitalia), subsquently wing patterns, and so on... (in French: http://www.insecte.org/forum/cle-simplifiee-et-synthese-sur-les-panorpes-males-vt28338.html)

In Europe, we don't have a great number of species, when compared to other countries, but the world list is quite something, and almost all of them are quite alike each other - http://www.insecte.org/forum/cle-simplifiee-et-synthese-sur-les-panorpes-males-vt28338.html

Cheers* Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago