**Female Skwala curvata (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult Pictures**

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones)

» Genus Skwala (Large Springflies)

» Species curvata (Large Springfly)

This female dropped her eggs just before this photo was snapped. The distinctive notch in the subgenital plate identifies the species. An interesting observation is how active they get when exposed to direct sunlight. Trying to stage this specimen was most difficult. In the shade it would calm right down, but when exposed to direct sun it would immediately go nuts, scampering all over quickly without pause. Perhaps this explains why they don't seem to be found out and about on overcast days, but if the sun peeks out... She was 24 mm long, head to wingtip.

This stonefly was collected from the Lower Yuba River on March 22nd, 2013 and added to Troutnut.com on March 27th, 2013.

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Female Skwala curvata (Large Springfly) Stonefly Adult from the Lower Yuba River in CA

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