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Stonefly
Copyright © 2009 Vespula vulgaris

Stonefly
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 15, 2009
Size: 10 mm
It moved very rapidly when disturbed, and took flight a lot but never seemed to go higher than a few feet in the air.

This is obviously a shot of it taking off.

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Contributed by Vespula vulgaris on 15 May, 2009 - 7:11pm
Last updated 17 May, 2009 - 3:03pm

John's right, this is a female stonefly
Although the characters that would allow a more definitive ID are hidden or unclear, this is probably a perlodid. (Isoperla seems like a good possibility.)
… Lloyd Gonzales, 15 May, 2009 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Stonefly, I think
Compare Perlidae(1), which contains some yellow and orange species. Do you live near flowing water?
… John F. Carr, 15 May, 2009 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

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