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Giant Stonefly?
Copyright © 2009 Christopher Adam

Giant Stonefly?
Bathurst, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 20, 2009
Size: 5cm?
This critter was clinging high up on a wall at a tire place. This is a poor telephoto in bright sunlight. I've no idea of the real length, but it is a large insect. I leafed through Eric's field guide, and this critter looks like a giant stonefly, Pteronarcys sp.
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Contributed by Christopher Adam on 3 September, 2009 - 3:13pm
Last updated 28 January, 2010 - 9:49am

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… Christopher Adam, 22 January, 2010 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Probably Perlidae
Pteronarcys would have an extensive series of crossveins in the anal area of the forewing (the top righthand area of the wing in your photo). This looks like a large perlid.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 3 September, 2009 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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