**Stonefly Species Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Perlodidae (Springflies and Yellow Stones)

» Genus Isoperla (Stripetails and Yellow Stones)

» Species quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly)

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Little Yellow Stonefly
	Yellow Sally

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This species is often the most common Perlodidae or Little Yellow Stone In Northern California, especially in mid-elevation rivers and streams.

Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): Early spring through late Summer depending on elevation

Preferred Waters: Riffles and runs over cobble

Pictures of 2 Little Yellow Stonefly Specimens:

Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly) Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph

Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly) Stonefly Nymph

View 3 PicturesThe dorsal (Dorsal: Top.) patterning is quite unique.

Entoman

Collected March 15, 2013 from the Yuba River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on April 20, 2013

Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly) Little Yellow Stonefly Nymph

View 2 PicturesSize - (excluding tails) - 10 mm
Status at time of photo - preserved but no discernible color change as specimen was captured only a few days earlier.
Key characters - unique pattern on dorsal (Dorsal: Top.) head and thorax (Thorax: The thorax is the middle part of an insect's body, in between the abdomen and the head, and to which the legs and wings are attached.); dark medial (Medial: Toward the middle of the body.) terga (Tergum: the dorsal part of an abdominal segment or segments (terga). Also used to describe the entire abdominal dorsum or the thoracic dorsal segments of Odonata.) stripe between two paler stripes

This species is very common in west slope north Sierra watersheds. Richard W. Baumann & Boris C. Kondratieff did a study on the same section and at the same time of year (APRIL 25-29, 2010) where this specimen was taken. No other species of Isoperla were reported from this location and quinquepunctata was very abundant. Their hatches can be very heavy some Springs.

Entoman

Collected March 21, 2011 from the Lower Yuba River in California
Added to Troutnut.com by Entoman on November 1, 2011

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Stonefly Species Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly)

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**Stonefly Species Isoperla quinquepunctata (Little Yellow Stonefly)**