Family Panorpidae (Panorpid scorpionfly)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Mecoptera Phenology

Panorpidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Panorpa acutaPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa carolinensisCarolina scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa flexaPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa helenaPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa latipennisPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa maculosaPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa nebulosaPanorpid scorpionfly(NA) HerePhenology
Panorpa speciesPanorpid scorpionfly species(NA) HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
The larvae and adults feed on dead and dying insects, and because of their elongated snouts, adults also can feed on nectar and rotting fruit.
This insect family common name includes the word, scorpion, because the adult's abdomon curves upward somewhat similar to that of a scorpion.


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