“Small Winter Stoneflies”
Genus Overview
A very diverse genus with about 43 species, most of which the nymph stage of most are undescribed. Some species have been found to diapause in the summer months in the hyporheic zone.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 2.8
Upper Midwest: 3
Mid-Atlantic: 3
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Shredder / Detritivore
MOVEMENT
Clinger
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
Media
Adult Allocapnia recta
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