Sweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph Pictures

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)

» Genus Sweltsa (Sallflies)

This stonefly was collected from the Delaware River on May 13th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on May 18th, 2007.

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Sweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph from the Delaware River in New York

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Recent Discussions of this Nymph

Chloroperlidae

Posted by Earlfishman on May 19, 2007

Jason,

This one looks more like a Chloroperlidae than Capniid. Take a look at the glossae and paraglossae, the length of the cerci, and the wingpads. It's probably Sweltsa sp. based on the hairy chest/shoulders/armpits and the hairs on the cerci.

Earl

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