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Medium Browns and Yellows

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***Perlodidae

This common name refers to only one family.

Stonefly Family Perlodidae

These are often called Medium Browns and Yellows.
This is a very common stonefly family. Most are brown, olive, or yellow in color.
Isogenoides hansoni Stonefly NymphIsogenoides hansoni Stonefly Nymph View 11 PicturesThis large Perlodidae stonefly was a strikingly bright yellow color, more so than any other insect I've seen. I didn't enhance it much. See the discussion threads to follow how we identified this specimen, which was listed incorrectly for several years.
Collected April 19, 2006 from in
Added to Troutnut.com by on April 21, 2006
Female Helopicus subvarians Stonefly AdultFemale Helopicus subvarians Stonefly Adult View 11 PicturesI caught this female during her egg-laying flight.
Collected June 7, 2007 from in
Added to Troutnut.com by on June 8, 2007
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