Panorpa cognata
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Panorpa cognata is a species of scorpionfly belonging to the family Panorpidae. Panorpa cognata has a fore-wing length ranging between 10 and 15mm, and are orange-brown in colour, sometimes with black colouration along the posterior margin, the base of the antennae, sometimes the pronotum. True to their name, males have an oval-shaped genital bulb, resembling that of a scorpion's stinger.
In these slender, small insects the back part of the head (occiput) is reddish, while in all other species it is usually black. Wings are membranous with black markings. The abdomen is black and yellow striped with an orange extremity. In males the sixth abdominal segment is square and appendages are divergent.
Larvae and adults mainly feed on dead insects and carrion. Adults are visible from May to July. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Panorpa cognata sighting in Triglav National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th most-seen of the 260 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Panorpa cognata in Triglav National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Panorpa cognata sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Triglav National Park, in our data
Triglav National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Panorpa cognata sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Panorpa cognata is recorded against all the insects logged in Triglav National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
