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Freckled Stone - Perlesta placida

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
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.

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.


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Freckled Stone — Perlesta placida.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from