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title: "Meadow Scorpionfly"
description: "Panorpa vulgaris — Insecten en spinnen. Panorpa vulgaris, also known by its common name meadow scorpionfly is a species from the genus Panorpa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/meadow-scorpionfly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Meadow Scorpionfly

> Panorpa vulgaris — Insecten en spinnen. Panorpa vulgaris, also known by its common name meadow scorpionfly is a species from the genus Panorpa.

- Scientific name: *Panorpa vulgaris*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 11495
- Wikidata: [Q5295375](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5295375)
- iNaturalist taxon: [123579](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/123579)

## Names

- en: Meadow Scorpionfly
- de: Gewöhnliche Skorpionsfliege
- fr: Panorpe des prés
- pl: Wojsiłka zwyczajna

## Countries with the most observations

DE (2077), PL (937), RU (897), DK (594), NL (545), FR (530), UA (522), FI (420), CZ (250), BE (241), CH (170), AT (135)

## Summary

Panorpa vulgaris, also known by its common name meadow scorpionfly is a species from the genus Panorpa. The species was first described in 1845.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panorpa_vulgaris

## Photo

![Meadow Scorpionfly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/meadow-scorpionfly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quentin Groom · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52253796

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/meadow-scorpionfly?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).