A
female
Scorpion Fly,
that was spotted
in Khao Yai NP.
The
orangey tail
end lacks the bulbous
sting-like appendix which stand at
the origin of this insect's name, and that
is present only in males.
The
wings are clear with thick blackish veins at the base and blackish
apexes
with a transparent spot at the centre.
This
flying insect, with the scientific designation
Panorpa communis, is in Thai known as
malaeng maengpong.