There are 3 species of Scorpionfly in the UK and are somewhat difficult to tell apart.
I may be wrong but I think this one is possibly a female Common Scorpionfly (Panorpa communis).
(Are there any Entomologist out there to correct the ID?). deffo a nether region identification for scorpion flies so a Genus level ID only for this one. VG.
The Scorpion like tail is used in mating and is not a sting and they are completely harmless.
Scorpionflies belong to a very ancient order of insects that can be dated back to the Permian era (250 million years ago) and are possibly ancestors of modern day butterflies.
Hi Paul, deffo a nether region identification for scorpion flies so a Genus level ID only for this one.
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