Scorpion Fly
Panorpa nuptialis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Barling, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
Cole Camp, Missouri
Allen, Texas
Austin, Texas
Richmond, Texas
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SCORPIONFLIES: refers to the appearance of the male's 3-segmented terminal appendage, which is held in an upward recurved position, and the last segment is bulbous at the base and sharply pointed at the tip, like a scorpion's stinger [scorpionflies do not sting]
Scavengers, mostly. Adults feed mainly on dead or moribund (dying) insects; rarely on nectar, fruits:
Larvae are scavengers, feeding on soft-bodied dead insects.