Mecoptera20 species

Family Snow Scorpionflies (Boreidae)

Boreidae is a family in the order Mecoptera. Browse 20 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Boreidae (20)

Mid-winter Boreus

Boreus brumalis

Identification: Legs, antennae, eyes, rostrum dull black; abdomen shiny blackish-green with light brown lateral stripes; ovipositor shiny black; rudimentary wings in male brownish-black; in female, the tiny wingpads are barely visible as two minute g

Snow-born Boreus

Boreus nivoriundus

Identification: Adapted from Asa Fitch's original 1847 description: head, eyes, antennae black; rostrum brown with black tip; side of thorax black; top of thorax varying from brown to cinnamon except basal half of prothorax black; abdomen varies from