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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 © 2006 Aaron Michael Peterson

Giant Stonefly - Pteronarcys californica
Mill Creek Falls, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
June 2, 2006
Locally, this is known as a "Salmonfly".
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Contributed by Aaron Michael Peterson on 3 June, 2006 - 2:18am
Last updated 5 December, 2008 - 5:52pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Stoneflies.
… john and jane balaban, 5 December, 2008 - 5:52pm login or register to post comments

I agree...
with Eric that this is probably P. californica.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 3 December, 2008 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

Giant Stonefly.
Should be the giant stonefly, Pteronarcys californica (spelling?). Neat find, though they can be incredibly abundant when there is a "hatch."
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 June, 2006 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
ID
Thanks for the ID! I know what you mean by abundant. At times, I have seen them everywhere. :)
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 5 June, 2006 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

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