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Scorpionfly

Posted by September 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am

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Scorpionflies

Unknown must see sharp photo of unknown
I found this sitting on my bird feeder. I could not find him on your site. Can you help? Thanks,
JoLynn Self
Choctaw County, Oklahoma

Hi Jolynn,
This fascinating looking insect is a Scorpionfly. Scorpionflies are in the order Mecoptera and we have a page devoted to them. Adults feed on ripe fruit, dead insects and even bird droppings.

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