Bug FAQGolden Stone
Hesperoperla pacifica · Order: Plecoptera · Family: Perlidae
Also called: Golden Stonefly
The nymph can be recognized by a pale, hourglass-shaped marking on its head. Golden Stone stoneflies are found across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its nymph shows a pale hourglass-shaped mark on the head.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in North American habitats.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
That hourglass mark distinguishes it from other perlid nymphs.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, California, Utah, South Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
How can I identify the nymph of Golden Stone?
Look for a pale, hourglass-shaped spot on the head of the nymph.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Perlidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperoperla_pacifica
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
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