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Genus Pteronarcys - Giant Stoneflies

Pteronarcella badia - Pteronarcys californica Pteronarcyidae - Pteronarcys Stonefly - Pteronarcys Pteronarcys biloba Pteronarcys dorsata Pteronarcys dorsata Fishfly sp - Pteronarcys giant stonefly - Pteronarcys
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Superfamily Pteronarcyoidea
Family Pteronarcyidae (Giant Stoneflies)
Genus Pteronarcys (Giant Stoneflies)
Other Common Names
Salmonflies
Explanation of Names
Pteronarcys Newman 1838
Greek pteron (πτηρον) 'feather, wing' + arkys (αρκυς) 'net'
Numbers
8 spp. in our area, 10 total(1)(2)
Range
holarctic (2 spp. in E. Asia), incl. much of NA, significantly more diverse in the west and in the Appalachians(1)(2)
See Also
Pteronarcella (smaller, not found east of the Rocky Mts)