Agnetina capitata (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph Pictures

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

» Family Perlidae (Golden Stones)

» Genus Agnetina (Golden Stones)

» Species capitata (Golden Stone)

I took a few closeup pictures of this stonely with my old camera and a microscope.

This stonefly was collected from Fall Creek on November 15th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on April 12th, 2006.

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Agnetina capitata (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph from Fall Creek in New York

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CameraOlympus C740UZ

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CameraOlympus C740UZ

Recent Discussions of this Nymph

Moved to Agnetina capitata

Posted by Entoman on Apr 8, 2013

The occipital ridge shows this specimen to be in the subfamily Perlinae. The distinctive head markings connote a form of Agnetina capitata I've seen in photos of Midwestern specimens. I'm not positive on this one as I can't vouch for the accuracy of the photos compared with it, but I hated to see this guy languish on the family page when it's clearly Perlinae.

Compare the pronotal and head markings with this specimen. Heck, the whole dorsum is a good match. It seems a credible site.
http://www.shl.uiowa.edu/env/limnology/macroinvertebrates/Plecoptera/Perlidae/Agnetina%20capitata16x12.jpg

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