Paracapnia opis

(Paracapnia opis)

Description

Paracapnia opis, the northeastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is found in North America. Described by Edward Newman in 1839, it was the first known insect in the genus Paracapnia. It is synonymous with Paracapnia curvata (Hanson, 1946).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Plecoptera
Family:Capniidae
Genus:Paracapnia
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