Banks-1906
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Panorpa virginica
Virginia scorpionfly
Panorpa virginica is a scorpionfly species in the family Panorpidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1906. It is one of approximately 30 species of Panorpa occurring in North America. Like other scorpionflies, it belongs to an ancient insect order characterized by distinctive elongated rostra and, in males, genital claspers that curve upward resembling a scorpion's stinger. The species occurs in forested habitats where adults are typically found on vegetation.