Panorpa floridana explained

Panorpa floridana, the Florida scorpionfly, is a species of common scorpionfly in the family Panorpidae. It has only been found in two Florida counties, Clay and Alchua. Described as "cryptic" it is quite handsome in a buggy way.^[1]

It is a rare Florida endemic. It was not recorded from a sighting for 28 years until it was rediscovered in 2010 from a photo taoen at Gold Head Branch State Park in Clay County, Florida.^[2]

See also

• Panorpa lugubris Swederus, mourning scorpion fly
• Panorpa rufa red scorpion fly

Further reading

• Autumnal Mecoptera of Southeastern United States. 1993. Byers . George W.. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 55. 2. 57–96. 10.5962/bhl.part.773. free.

Notes and References

1. https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/scorpionfly.htm
2. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/808/#:~:text=We%20describe%20the%20rediscovery%20of%20the%20Florida,hardcopy%20photographic%20prints%20and%20electronic%20digital%20images