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Female Sweltsa (Sallflies) Stonefly Adult Pictures
These stoneflies--abundant during midday--seemed at first to be flying around with plain yellow bodies, but on closer inspection turn out to have striking, fiery red abdomens.
This stonefly was collected from the Madison River in Montana on June 30th, 2019 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 17th, 2019.
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Sweltsa?
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Posted by Taxon on Jul 18, 2019
Last reply on Jul 18, 2019 by Troutnut
Hi Jason-
My guess would be genus Sweltsa, of which I believe there to be ~8 species in MT. It looks pretty similar to a (mostly) dorsal view of Sweltsa townsesi, which is pictured in American Stoneflies: A Photographic Guide to the Plecoptera by Bill B. Stark, et. al. However, I believe that species is only present in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains of CA and NV.
My guess would be genus Sweltsa, of which I believe there to be ~8 species in MT. It looks pretty similar to a (mostly) dorsal view of Sweltsa townsesi, which is pictured in American Stoneflies: A Photographic Guide to the Plecoptera by Bill B. Stark, et. al. However, I believe that species is only present in the Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains of CA and NV.
Anyone able to ID this Chloroperlid?
Posted by Troutnut on Jul 17, 2019
Last reply on Jul 17, 2019 by Troutnut
I didn't do the best job taking pictures of key characteristics (such as wing venation), but I'm hoping somebody might be familiar with the striking color pattern. I'd love to know the species on this one.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
» Family
Chloroperlidae (Sallflies)
» Genus
Sweltsa (Sallflies)