#3953 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects
German Scorpionfly
🇳🇱 Duitse schorpioenvlieg ·Panorpa germanica
🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
📍 8421 Oldeberkoop, Nederland
📍 Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Nederland
📍 Sânpaad 12, De Westereen, Friesland, NL
📍 Zuid-Holland, Nederland
📍 Netherlands
📍 Wijchen, Nederland
📍 2993 CB Barendrecht, Nederland
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Tim Worfolk · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 2. © ingridaltmann · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0
- 4. 8421 Oldeberkoop, Nederland:© wleurs · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Nederland:© Marsel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 6. Sânpaad 12, De Westereen, Friesland, NL:© colaspa · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Zuid-Holland, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Netherlands:© rhinodalf · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Wijchen, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. 2993 CB Barendrecht, Nederland:© flyelifly · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
Panorpa germanica , also known by its common name German scorpionfly , is a species from the genus Panorpa .
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 711 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #12 most seen of the bugs, crickets & other insects in NL.
- 13,226 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- German Scorpionfly
- Nederlands
- Duitse schorpioenvlieg
- scientific name
- Panorpa germanica
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Mecoptera
- family
- Panorpidae
- sightings in NL
- 711
- sightings in Europe
- 9,751
- sightings worldwide
- 13,226
- GBIF records in NL
- 30,413
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
relatives· Panorpidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 326851, Wikidata Q766821, GBIF 5742496, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.