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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Stoneflies (Plecoptera) » Pteronarcyoidea » Giant Stoneflies (Pteronarcyidae) » Giant Stoneflies (Pteronarcys)
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A large mysterious bug - Pteronarcys
Copyright © 2007 Marcin Chady

A large mysterious bug - Pteronarcys
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
March 31, 2007
Size: about 4cm
I found this monster crawling on my desk. Our house is in a wooded area, so it might be some tree bug, but I have no idea what it is. Can anyone shed some light? Many thanks!
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Contributed by Marcin Chady on 31 March, 2007 - 3:08am
Last updated 4 December, 2008 - 1:36pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Stoneflies.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 December, 2008 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

Pteronarcys
Considering the size, this probably either californica or dorsata (both are found in BC). The other BC member of the family is Pteronarcella badia, which is smaller and often has short-winged males.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 3 December, 2008 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Thanks
Thanks for the ID guys. This explain a lot. We have a creek just outside our house, and it is spring. We moved to Canada from the UK only 3 years ago, and many specimens of insects over here still fill us with bewilderment, if not with a little fear.
… Marcin Chady, 31 March, 2007 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Wow!
Nice find. Guide page here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 March, 2007 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

Giant Stonefly
Pteronarcyidae: Pteronarcys... there are 8 species in North America
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 31 March, 2007 - 3:18am login or register to post comments

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