Male Panorpa cognata scavenging
A defensive pose of this scorpionfly, where it may be protecting a food item. Scorpionflies are known to scavenge dead insects and also raid spider cog webs for prey. These could be the remains of a moth, although I'm not fully sure.
"Panorpa cognata" is a species of scorpionfly found across the United Kingdom, western Europe and into Russia. These slender, small insects have a forewing length ranging between 10 to 15mm, and are orange-brown in colour, sometimes with black colouration along the posterior margin, the base of the antennae, sometimes the pronotum.
Similar species: Scorpionflies And Allies
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2021. Captured Jul 18, 2021 13:50.
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