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  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Stoneflies - Plecoptera
        
        Family - Common Stoneflies - Perlidae
        
        Species - Montana Stone - Doroneuria theodora

Montana Stone - Doroneuria theodora

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4
State Rank: SNR

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General Description

This species of the family Perlidae is a predaceous stonefly, eating other aquatic insects-especially midges, blackflies and small mayflies. They live on the cobbles and boulders of medium to fast flowing streams.

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Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 228

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Relative Density

Recency

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Food Habits

Merritt and Cummins (1996) report that members of the families, Perlidae and Perlodidae, are largely predators eating other aquatic invertrebrates, especially Diptera (Chironomidae and Simuliidae, midges and blackflies) and Mayflies.

Stewardship Responsibility

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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- Burns, D.C. 1973. Plecoptera of the West Fork of the West Gallatin River and factors influencing their distribution. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 71 p.
- Gustafson, D. L. 1990. Ecology of aquatic insects in the Gallatin River drainage. Ph.D. Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 194 p.
- Lohr, S.C. 1993. Wetted stream channel, fish-food organisms and trout relative to the wetted perimeter inflection point instream flow method. Ph.D. Dissertation. Montana State University, Bozeman. 246 p.
- Novak, M.A. 1988. Impacts of a fire-flood event on physical and biological characteristics of a small mountain stream. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 98 p.
- Richards, D.C. 1996. The use of aquatic macroinvertebrates as water quality indicators in mountain streams in Montana. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, Montana: Montana State University. 192 p.
- Vincent, E.R. 1966. A comparison of riffle insect populations in the Gibbon River above and below the geyser basins, Yellowstone National Park. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 19 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
Montana Stone — Doroneuria theodora. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 23, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIPLE1Q020