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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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Stonefly? - Pteronarcys - female
Copyright © 2012 Peter Hollinger

Stonefly? - Pteronarcys - Female
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
May 25, 2012
Size: ~5cm body
Near a pond and marsh with a tiny stream nearby.
Is this some kind of stonefly? It resembles this Pteronarcys:

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Stonefly? - Pteronarcys - female Stonefly? Head shot - Pteronarcys - female Stonefly? Side - Pteronarcys - female Stonefly? Rear - Pteronarcys - female
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 25 May, 2012 - 9:41pm
Last updated 29 May, 2012 - 5:27pm

Moved
Moved from Stoneflies.

Going strictly by distribution, this almost has to be Pteronarcys prot*eus. This is a female. The key character is on the underside of the terminal abdominal segments. A good clear photo of that region would probably make a species ID possible.
… Brady Richards, 25 May, 2012 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Female
Thanks!
… Peter Hollinger, 28 May, 2012 - 6:55pm login or register to post comments

 
No problem
Always glad to help.
… Brady Richards, 28 May, 2012 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 May, 2012 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

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