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Stonefly - Allocapnia nivicola
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

Stonefly - Allocapnia nivicola
Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 27, 2009
Size: 6mm
Contributed by tom murray on 28 February, 2009 - 10:48am
Last updated 21 March, 2009 - 11:44pm

Don
This one looks a lot like the A. pygmaea. How would I be able to tell the difference between the 2 species?
… tom murray, 21 March, 2009 - 11:44pm

 
You
must pull some of the mouthparts out and also look at the setation on the abdomen in lateral view. Not particularly fun as the differences are subtle.
… Donald S. Chandler, 23 March, 2009 - 8:53pm

Allocapnia nivicola
again.
… Donald S. Chandler, 21 March, 2009 - 10:49pm

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