Alderflies are megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living alderflies – about 66 species all together[1] – are part of the subfamily Sialinae, which contains nine extant genera.[2]
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Arkive (2006): Alderfly - Sialis lutaria. Retrieved 28 June 2006. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sialidae. Look up alderfly in Wiktionary, the...
Sialis lutaria, common name alderfly, is a species of alderfly belonging to the order Megaloptera family Sialidae. This species is mainly present in Austria...
Sialis is a genus of alderfly belonging to the order Megaloptera family Sialidae. These alderflies are small and mainly brown with a relatively heavy...
nymphs and adults on the water surface. Carnivorous stonefly, caddisfly, alderfly and dragonfly larvae feed on bottom-dwelling mayfly nymphs, as do aquatic...
dragonflies, lacewings and scorpionflies. In some species such as the alderfly, only the larvae are predatory (the adults do not eat). Spiders are predatory...
some 6,000 species. Neuroptera is grouped together with the Megaloptera (alderflies, fishflies, and dobsonflies) and Raphidioptera (snakeflies) in the unranked...
Megaloptera is an order of insects. It contains the alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies, and there are about 300 known species. The order's name comes...
water. Larvae of dobsonflies differ from those of their sister clade, the alderflies, in that they bear eight pairs of lateral processes as well as anal prolegs...
communis), can reach a body length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Alderflies and allies (Megaloptera) This relatively small insect order includes some...
Sialis iola is a species of alderfly in the family Sialidae. It is found in North America. "Sialis iola Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System...
intolerant: These organisms are highly sensitive to pollution (Stonefly or Alderfly Larva) Semi-Pollution intolerant: These organisms are sensitive to pollution...
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