Plecoptera: Capniidae of Gunnison County, Colorado
Utacapnia poda (Nebeker and Gaufin) 1965Gunnison Snowfly
Updated 30 May 2005
Description
Originally described from Gunnison County.
Notes
The genus Utacapnia was previously included in Capnia. Older publications may refer to this species as Capnia poda.
Links
On this website:
Introduction to Utacapnia
Other Websites:
Map - Kondratieff, Boris C. and Richard W. Baumann (coordinators). 2000. Stoneflies of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. (Version 12DEC2003). http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/sfly/usa/126.htm
References
Baumann,RW; Gaufin,AR; Surdick,RF 1977 The stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Rocky Mountains. Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 31, 1-208.
Quote from page 92: "This species is found commonly in rivers and some creeks at elevations ranging from 4000 ft. to 8500 ft. The adults emerge from Feburary through mid-April. "
Kondratieff,BC; Baumann,RW 2002 A review of the stoneflies of Colorado with description of a new species of Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae). Transactions of American Entomological Society 128 3, 385-401.
Quoted from page 391: "This species is especially abundant in the Gunnison River drainage, but can be found throughout the Mountain region of Colorado, emerging from medium to larger-sized streams."
Nebeker,AV and Gaufin,AR 1965 The Capnia columbiana complex of North America (Capniidae: Plecoptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society 91:467-487.
Original description of this animal as Capnia poda.
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