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Small Winter Stonefly

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny insects found crawling in great numbers through the snow! Most with wings. Some smaller ones with reduced wings (males I believe) were also observed (see photo 4). Family Capniidae.

Habitat:

Rural field with woodlands. Small river bordering the field.

Notes:

Working on a Genus. Any suggestions welcome!

Reference Links:

Family Capniidae - Small Winter Stoneflies - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
drP
Very cool! No pun intended.

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PublishedApril 29, 2014

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