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Stonefly Family Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)

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This is page 3 of specimens of Chloroperlidae. Visit the main Chloroperlidae page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Chloroperlidae.

Pictures of 27 Stonefly Specimens in the Family Chloroperlidae:

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Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly NymphSuwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph View 6 PicturesThis specimen keys out to Suwallia, for which I did not find any nymph species keys. However, I'm placing it in Suwallia pallidula because I caught a few adults in the same spot that closely resembled the abundant nymphs and keyed them out to species. Features I noted under the microscope when keying this specimen to genus included apical (Apical: Close to the apex; tip or end.) hairs of cercal segments that were directed at posterior (Posterior: Toward the back of an organism's body. The phrase "posterior to" means "in back of.") angles, and the longest apical (Apical: Close to the apex; tip or end.) hairs of distal (Distal: Far from the point of attachment or origin; near the tip.) segments were shorter than their following segment.
Collected July 28, 2019 from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 30, 2019
Female Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly AdultFemale Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult View 9 PicturesI collected a few of these throughout the afternoon. The positive ID on the adults allowed me to also put a species ID on the nymphs.
Collected July 28, 2019 from Mystery Creek #199 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 29, 2019
Chloroperlidae (Sallflies) Stonefly NymphChloroperlidae (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph View 7 Pictures
Collected May 10, 2008 from the Chena River in Alaska
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 20, 2011
Male Chloroperlidae (Sallflies) Stonefly AdultMale Chloroperlidae (Sallflies) Stonefly Adult View 4 PicturesThis specimen unfortunately was blown away by the wind mid-way through the photographs, so I wasn't able to preserve it for an ID or get some of the other angles.
Collected August 4, 2020 from Green Lake Outlet in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 19, 2020
Female Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly AdultFemale Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult View 12 PicturesA large number of photos from the microscope allowed a fairly confident ID on this one, which not coincidentally matches very well a previous specimen of Suwallia pallidula that I collected in Washington.
Collected August 1, 2020 from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 18, 2020
Female Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly AdultFemale Suwallia pallidula (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult View 6 PicturesI didn't key this one out under the microscope, but I just keyed a similar one from Montana and this one matches the macroscopic appearance closely enough that I'm guessing it's the same thing.
Collected July 4, 2020 from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 12, 2020
Sweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly AdultSweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly Adult View 1 Pictures
Collected June 14, 2005 from the Vermillion River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 27, 2011
Paraperla wilsoni (Sallfly) Stonefly AdultParaperla wilsoni (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult View 1 PicturesThis is another stonefly that lives its nymphal life in the hyporheic zone, flood plain gravels. In this case, the gravels of a small stream, Roy's Creek, that flows into Flathead Lake at the Univ. of Montana Biological Station.
Collected May 9, 2005 from Flathead Lake in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on July 3, 2011
Alloperla (Sallflies) Stonefly NymphAlloperla (Sallflies) Stonefly Nymph View 1 Pictures
Collected June 8, 2005 from the Vermillion River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 27, 2011
Kathroperla perdita (Sallfly) Stonefly NymphKathroperla perdita (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph View 1 PicturesThis species is uncommonly collected except from wells. It is a hyporheic species living in the river gravels of river floodplains until it is ready to emerge.
The head shape is an important identifier.
Collected April 15, 2010 from the Flathead River-upper in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26, 2011
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