Stats

Lifespan

About a yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater stream

Range

North America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

Green stoneflies are slender, soft-bodied insects whose nymphs live only in cold, well-oxygenated streams, making them a classic indicator of clean water. Adults are pale green to yellowish with long antennae and two tail filaments, and they hold their wings flat over the body like a folded tent when at rest.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Plecoptera

Family

Chloroperlidae