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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Stoneflies (Plecoptera) » Perloidea » Common Stoneflies (Perlidae) » Acroneuriinae » Hesperoperla » Golden Stonefly (Hesperoperla pacifica)

Species Hesperoperla pacifica - Golden Stonefly

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Superfamily Perloidea
Family Perlidae (Common Stoneflies)
Subfamily Acroneuriinae
Genus Hesperoperla
Species pacifica (Golden Stonefly)
Other Common Names
Willow fly, Pacific Stonefly, Small Golden Stone, Golden Stone, Big Golden Stonefly
Explanation of Names
Hesperoperla pacifica (Banks 1900)
Size
Adults have been recorded at 41 mm (with wings).
Range
map(1); recorded in AB AK AZ BC CA CO ID MT NM NV OR SD SK UT WA WY(2)
Internet References
Species page(3)
Works Cited
1.Kondratieff B.C., Baumann R.W. (2000-2014) Stoneflies of the United States
2.Stark B.P., Baumann R.W., DeWalt R.E. (2009) Valid stonefly names for North America
3.Brown W.S. (2004-2013) The aquatic insects of Gunnison County, Colorado
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 30 June, 2008 - 5:36pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 21 December, 2014 - 5:00pm

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