Taeniopterygidae Temporal range:
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unidentified species (exuvia) from the Carpathian Mountains, West Ukraine. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Cohort: | Polyneoptera |
Order: | Plecoptera |
Superfamily: | Nemouroidea |
Family: | Taeniopterygidae Klapálek, 1905 |
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Taeniopterygidae are a family of stone flies with about 110 described extant species. They are commonly called willowflies or winter stoneflies and have a holarctic distribution. Adults are usually smaller than 15 mm.[1]