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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Stoneflies (Plecoptera) » Pteronarcyoidea » Giant Stoneflies (Pteronarcyidae) » Giant Stoneflies (Pteronarcys) » Giant Salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica)
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Giant Stonefly - Pteronarcys californica
Copyright © 2010 Jim Moore

Giant Stonefly - Pteronarcys californica
In Westwood - elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
June 13, 1991
Size: Wingspan about 60mm
I caught this big Stonefly on the side of our house about twenty years ago on June 13, 1991. Could it be Pteronarcys californica? Thanks for any ID help!
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Contributed by Jim Moore on 21 August, 2010 - 3:01am
Last updated 11 December, 2015 - 11:22pm

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Moved from Giant Stoneflies.
… Jim Moore, 16 December, 2013 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

Pteronarcys id
Jim, I found a dorsal view of Pteronarcys californica at the University of British Columbia site. It appears to match your specimen's wing venation. Can be seen at: http://www.biodiversity.ubc.ca/entomology_pictures/Plecoptera/Pteronarcyidae/Pteronarcys%20californica%20open%20wing%20%281dorsal%29.jpg
Mark
… Mark Melton, 15 December, 2013 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Mark!
They match very well.
… Jim Moore, 16 December, 2013 - 12:09am login or register to post comments

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