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Common Stoneflies

Family Perlidae

Phasganophora capitata. Photo:Stephanie Boucher
Phasganophora capitata. Photo:Stephanie Boucher

This is the largest and most abundant family of stoneflies. The immature stages are predators of small aquatic organisms. Common stoneflies are pale, yellowish to brownish stoneflies. They are distinguished from other families of stoneflies by characters like wing venation.

   
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