Isoperla claudiae
| Isoperla claudiae | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Perlodidae |
| Genus: | Isoperla |
| Species: | I. claudiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Isoperla claudiae Graf & Konar, 2014
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Isoperla claudiae is an aquatic species of perlodid stonefly endemic to the Southern Limestone Alps.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The species was named after co-author Martin Konar's wife Claudia.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults measure 10.5–11 millimeters long, with 12–14 mm long forewings. General body coloration is yellow, with a horseshoe-shaped mark on the head connecting the three ocelli. Legs are brown.[1]
Mature larvae are 13 mm long with a rectangular pronotum. Coloration is brown with two yellow spots on the head.[1]
Range and habitat
[edit | edit source]Isoperla claudiae is aquatic and is usually found in mountain brooks.[1]
The species is found in the Karawanks and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in Austria and Slovenia.[1]
References
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