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  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Stoneflies - Plecoptera
        
        Family - Rolled-winged Stoneflies - Leuctridae
        
        Species - Spruce Needlefly - Paraleuctra projecta

Spruce Needlefly - Paraleuctra projecta

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: SNR

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General Description

This is a small black stonefly in the family; Leuctridae. Like most of the species in the rolled-winged family, this species hatches early in the year often when snow is still on the ground, where they can be noticed quite easily crawling around along the banks of streams.

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 2

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Food Habits

Merritt and Cummins (1996) report that members of this family are trophically shredder-detritivores; eating large particulate organic materials such as detritus, leaves and plants.

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Cummins, K.W. and R.W. Merritt. 1996. Ecology and distribution of aquatic insects. Chapter 6, pages 74-86 in R.W. Merritt and K.W. Cummins (eds.) An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. Third Edition. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa. 862 pp.
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- Gustafson, D. L. 1990. Ecology of aquatic insects in the Gallatin River drainage. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 194 p.
- Stark Bill P. and Juliana W. Kyzar. 2001. Systematics of Nearctic Paraleuctra with description of a new genus (Plecoptera: Leuctridae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 144: 119-135.
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Citation for data on this website:
Spruce Needlefly — Paraleuctra projecta. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 16, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIPLE0D070