Panorpidae

Taxobox

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Panorpa cognata" male
name = Common scorpionflies
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Mecoptera
familia = Panorpidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "See text"

Panorpidae are a family of scorpionflies. This family contains more than 350 species. They are 9–25 mm long.

These insects have 4 membranous wings and also have threadlike antennae. Their elongated faces terminate with jaws that are used to feed on dead and dying insects, nectar, and rotting fruit. While in larvae form, they scavenge by consuming dead insects on ground.

Genera

*"Leptopanorpa" MacLachlan, 1875 (12 species)
*"Neopanorpa" Weele, 1909 (ca. 110 species)
*"Panorpa" Linnaeus, 1758 (ca. 240 species)