Paracapnia opis
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| Paracapnia opis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Paracapnia |
| Species: | P. opis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paracapnia opis (Newman, 1839) | |
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]
