Insect Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Mayflies Caddisflies Stoneflies

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

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» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Family in Plecoptera
CapniidaeTiny Winter Blacks	5	19
ChloroperlidaeLittle Yellows and Little Greens	4	26
LeuctridaeTiny Winter Blacks	0	0
NemouridaeTiny Winter Blacks	2	11
PeltoperlidaeRoachflies	3	23
PerlidaeGolden Stones	21	143
PerlodidaeMedium Browns and Yellows	5	43
PteronarcyidaeSalmonflies	5	46
TaeniopterygidaeWillowflies	12	47

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Stoneflies

Fly Imitations by Orvis

Stage	Fly Pattern
Nymph	Kauffman's Stone
Adult	Stimulator

This is page 2 of specimens of Plecoptera. Visit the main Plecoptera page for:

• The behavior and habitat of Plecoptera.
• 6 underwater pictures of Plecoptera.
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58 Stonefly Specimens:

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Pteronarcys biloba (Knobbed Salmonfly) Stonefly NymphView 17 Pictures

Region: Catskills

Collected May 6, 2007

Added May 10, 2007

Agnetina (Golden Stones) Stonefly AdultView 11 PicturesI caught this female during her egg-laying flight.

Region: Catskills

Collected Jun 7, 2007

Added Jun 8, 2007

Acroneuria (Golden Stones) Stonefly NymphView 12 Pictures

Region: Catskills

Collected May 6, 2007

Added May 18, 2007

Isoperla (Yellow Sallies) Stonefly AdultView 10 PicturesSeveral stoneflies of this species were flying around a small stream last night. I tied on a brown drake imitation of about the right size/color to approximate these stones, and was rewarded with a hard-fighting 17-inch brown trout.

Region: Northeast

Collected Jul 7, 2006

Added Jul 8, 2006

Paragnetina media (Embossed Stonefly) Stonefly LarvaView 10 Pictures

Region: Northeast

Collected Mar 30, 2007

Added Apr 2, 2007

Pteronarcys dorsata (American Salmonfly) Stonefly NymphView 8 Pictures

Region: Upper Midwest

Collected Feb 7, 2004

Added Jan 25, 2006

Acroneuria carolinensis (Golden Stone) Stonefly NymphView 17 Pictures

Region: Catskills

Collected May 23, 2007

Added Jun 4, 2007

Acroneuria abnormis (Golden Stone) Stonefly NymphView 6 Pictures

Region: Northeast

Collected Mar 29, 2005

Added Apr 7, 2006

Pteronarcys proteus (Salmonfly) Stonefly NymphView 10 Pictures

Region: Catskills

Collected Apr 19, 2006

Added Apr 22, 2006

Agnetina capitata (Golden Stone) Stonefly AdultView 8 PicturesThis stonefly emerged in my aquarium, and unfortunately I severely damaged its wings just trying to catch it. It's still an interesting specimen, especially since I was able to also photograph the nymphal shuck (

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Here's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.

Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) it emerged from. I was surprised by just how light it was shortly after emerging. I photographed it a couple days later when it had darkened considerably; it was a pale, almost pastel yellow at first.

Region: Northeast

Collected May 1, 2007

Added May 3, 2007

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Jargon Defined:

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Here's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.

Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.

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