Stonefly Family Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)

Genus in Chloroperlidae
AlloperlaSallflies	0	0
HaploperlaSallflies	0	0
KathroperlaSallflies	0	0
ParaperlaSallflies	0	0
SuwalliaSallflies	0	0
SweltsaSallflies	0	0

7 genera aren't included.

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Sallflies
	Little Yellows and Little Greens

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These stoneflies, the "little yellows" and "little greens," are quite common Summer fauna. They are spread out in a mix between the different genera. The common name for them is Sallfly.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Morning

Egg-Laying Behavior

Time Of Day: Afternoon and evening

Pictures of 27 Stonefly Specimens in the Family Chloroperlidae:

Specimen Page:12 3 4

Sweltsa onkos (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult

View 8 PicturesI'm just guessing this is Chloroperlidae, since it's little and yellow. If anyone has a less haphazard identification, feel free to post it.

Collected May 15, 2007 from Mystery Creek #62 in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Sweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph

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Collected May 13, 2007 from the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007

Suwallia (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph

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Collected July 17, 2011 from the Gulkana River in Alaska
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 20, 2011

Specimen Page:12 3 4

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Stonefly Family Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)

Hatching Behavior

Egg-Laying Behavior

Pictures of 27 Stonefly Specimens in the Family Chloroperlidae:

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