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Stonefly Species Perlesta placida (Golden Stone)

Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
» Family Perlidae (Golden Stones)
» Genus Perlesta (Golden Stones)
» Species placida (Golden Stone)
Common Names
MatchCommon Name
***Golden Stone
**Freckled Stonefly
**Big Golden Stone
  

Where & When

Regions: East, Midwest
Time Of Year (?): June through mid-August
Swisher and Richards list this as a major midwestern stonefly in Selective Trout, although the Stoneflies of the United States distribution page casts some doubt on that assertion.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Shortly after dark

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