Stonefly Family Leuctridae (Needleflies)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Leuctridae (Needleflies)

Genus in Leuctridae
LeuctraNeedleflies	0	0
MegaleuctraNeedleflies	0	0
ParaleuctraTiny Winter Blacks	0	0
PerlomyiaNeedleflies	0	0

4 genera aren't included.

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Needleflies
	Tiny Winter Blacks

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Leuctra is the only genus of any known importance to trout anglers. Their wings are rolled to a needle-like point; hence the common name, needle flies.

Pictures of 4 Stonefly Specimens in the Family Leuctridae:

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Megaleuctra stigmata (Little Black Needlefly) Stonefly Adult

View 3 PicturesThis is one of rarest stoneflies in western Montana. It is a bit unusual that it is fairly abundant in a handful of streams that empty into the east side of Flathead Lake. A very beautiful bug.

Collected May 18, 2005 from Talking Water Creek in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 28, 2011

Perlomyia utahensis (Little Black Needlefly) Stonefly Adult

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Collected April 19, 2007 from Roy's Creek in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on July 1, 2011

Perlomyia utahensis (Little Black Needlefly) Stonefly Adult

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Collected May 9, 2005 from Yellow Bay Creek in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on July 3, 2011

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Stonefly Family Leuctridae (Needleflies)

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