Scorpion
Fly Panorpa
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| Despite looking ferocious, Scorpion Flies are actually harmless. They are very common in most habitats (most especially hedgerows) spending most of their time resting on vegetation. Primarily carnivorous, they prefer a diet of dead insects and carrion etc, but will occasionally eat rotting vegetable matter. There are four members of the Panorpidae family in the UK and they are fairly large insects, measuring about 2.5cm in length. Found throughout most of the Summer months, the first adults usually appear from late April onwards. | ||
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| UK distribution of Panorpa
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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