Allocapnia fumosa is a stonefly in the family Capniidae.[2] It is commonly known as the Smokies snowfly and is found in the Eastern United States,[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]
| Allocapnia fumosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Allocapnia |
| Species: | A. fumosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Allocapnia fumosa Ross, 1964[1]
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It is a small, winged insect found at fast, rocky streams at high elevations.[10] It was first described by Ross in 1964.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Allocapnia fumosa". Interagency Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Allocapnia fumosa". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Allocapnia fumosa". Discover Life. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Smokies snowfly (Allocapnia fumosa)". US Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "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. "The classification, evolution, and dispersal of the winter stonefly genus Allocapnia" (PDF). University of Illinois Press. p. 26-27. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Allocapnia fumosa - Ross, 1964". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
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