Panorpa communis Linnaeus, 1758
(a scorpion fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPanorpa communis (a scorpion fly)
GenusPanorpa (scorpion flies)
FamilyPANORPIDAE (scorpion flies)
OrderMECOPTERA (scorpion flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Panorpa communis (a scorpion fly) :
1: Panorpa communis (a scorpion fly)
26 May 2014 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - terminalia - ventral view - magnified - silver background

Panorpa communis (a scorpion fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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