Paracapnia opis, the northeastern snowfly, is a species of small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae.[1][2] It is found in North America.[2] Described by Edward Newman in 1839, it was the first known insect in the genus Paracapnia.[3] It is synonymous with Paracapnia curvata (Hanson, 1946).[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Paracapnia |
| Species: | P. opis
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| Binomial name | |
| Paracapnia opis (Newman, 1839)
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References
edit- ^ "Paracapnia opis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Paracapnia opis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects (1st ed.). Blackwell. p. 292.
- ^ B. P. Stark and R. W. Bauman (2004). "The winter stonefly genus Paracapnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae)". BioOne. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- DeWalt R, Cao Y, Tweddale T, Grubbs S, Hinz L, Pessino M, Robinson J (2012). "Ohio USA stoneflies (Insecta, Plecoptera): species richness estimation, distribution of functional niche traits, drainage affiliations, and relationships to other states". ZooKeys 178: 1-26.
Further reading
edit- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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