Allocapnia fumosa
| Allocapnia fumosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Allocapnia |
| Species: | A. fumosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Allocapnia fumosa | |
Allocapnia fumosa is a stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is commonly known as the Smokies snowfly and is found in the Eastern United States,[1][3][4] including North Carolina,[5] Tennessee,[6] and Virginia.[7] It is found in the Great Smoky Mountains,[8] and its species name is Latin for "smoky".[9]
It is a small, winged insect found at fast, rocky streams at high elevations.[10]
References
- 1 2 NatureServe. "Allocapnia fumosa". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Allocapnia fumosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "Allocapnia fumosa". Discover Life. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "Smokies snowfly (Allocapnia fumosa)". US Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "The Southeast Freshwater Extinction Crisis: North Carolina". Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "The Southeast Freshwater Extinction Crisis: Tennessee". Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "The Southeast Freshwater Extinction Crisis: Virginia". Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ Don Kirk (2014). Hatches & Fly Patterns of the Great Smoky Mountains. Stackpole Books. p. 66.
- ↑ Charlton T. Lewis; Charles Short. "fumosus". Perseus. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ Herbert H. Ross; William E. Ricker (1971). The classification, evolution, and dispersal of the winter stonefly genus Allocapnia (PDF). Illinois Biological Monographs. Vol. 44. University of Illinois Press. p. 26–27. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.50280.