Stoneflies of Ohio

ESTIMATED FLIGHT PERIODS OF NORTHEASTERN OHIO PLECOPTERA
(Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula, Medina, Summit, Portage, Trumbull, Ashland , Wayne, Stark & Columbiana [note: does not include all Ohio stoneflies])

(Modified from M.S. Tkac's Doctoral Thesis, 1979)

 

SPECIES

MONTHLY PERIODS

Dec . Jan . Feb . Mar . Apr . May .Jun . Jul . Aug . Sep . Oct . Nov

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            Allocapnia granulata 
            Allocapnia illinoenis

            Allocapnia nivicola
            Allocapnia pechumani
            Allocapnia pygmaea
            Allocapnia recta
            Allocapnia rickeri
            Allocapnia vivipara
            Paracapnia angulata

Leuctridae
            Leuctra ferruginea
            Leuctra monticola
            Leuctra sibleyi
            Leuctra tenuis
            Paraleuctra sara

Nemouridae
            Amphinemura delosa
            Amphinemura nigritta
            Ostrocerca albidipennis
            Ostrocerca truncate
            Prostoia similis
            Soyedina vallicularia

Taeniopterygidae
            Taeniopteryx burksi
            Taeniopteryx maura
            Taeniopteryx metequi
            Taeniopteryx nivalis
            Taeniopteryx parvula  

Chloroperlidae
            Alloperla caudata
            Alloperla chloris
            Alloperla imbecilla
            Alloperla neglecta
            Alloperla usa
            Haploperla brevis
            Sweltsa (mediana) hoffmani

  Perlidae
            Acroneuria abnormis
            Acroneuria carolinensis
            Acroneuria evoluta
            Acroneuria lycorias
            Agnetina capitata
            Eccoptura xanthenes
            Neoperla clymene
            Paragnetina media  
           Perlesta placida *
           Perlinella ephyre

Perlodidae
            Cultus decisus decisus (Walker)
            Diploperla robusta Stark & Gaufin
            Isoperla bilineata (Say)
            Isoperla clio Newman **
            Isoperla dicala Frison
            Isoperla namata Frison
            Isoperla nana (Walsh)
            Isoperla signata (Banks)

Peltoperlidae

            Peltoperla arcuata Needham

* Perlesta placida complex is now expanded into 12 species (Stark, 1989) [not including P. placida per se], 9 of which are recognized for Ohio (see Checklist).

** now Clioperla clio (Newman)

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