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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dark Fishflies (Nigronia)
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Dark Fishfly Larva - Nigronia
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Luk

Dark Fishfly Larva - Nigronia
Eramosa River, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
January 13, 2009
Size: 35 mm
In detritus. Overall habitus and lotic habitat point to this genus.

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Dark Fishfly Larva - Nigronia Dark Fishfly Larva - Nigronia
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 28 January, 2009 - 10:46am

nice!
neat looking critter...too bad we don't get these this far west in Alberta...
… Tim Loh, 29 January, 2009 - 12:21am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I don't have equipment to provide the right conditions (i.e. cold, running water) to keep them alive, so they aren't faring well. Guess I'll have to sweep for adults in summer...
… Stephen Luk, 29 January, 2009 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

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