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species Capnia ophiona Nelson & Baumann, 1987

• Common name(s):  Snakehead Snowfly
• Distribution:
  •  CA
• Ecology:
  • Freshwater, terrestrial. Shredders of decayed tree leaves
• Specimen records are available.
• Citations:
  • Nelson, C.R. & Baumann. 1987. Entomography 5:506 >> Capnia ophiona    urn:lsid:Plecoptera.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:4926
  • Nelson, C.R. & Baumann. 1989. Gr. Bas. Nat. 49(3):306   >> Capnia ophiona
• Type specimen information:
  • Type locality: Northern America, Southwestern U.S.A., California, Butte County, Calif., Butte Co., Butte Creek, Butte Meadows Cmpg.
  • Kind of type:  holotype
  • Specimen category:  Male
  • Location of type:  USNM Smithsonian

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