Chloroperlidae

Chloroperlidae are a family of stoneflies, commonly known as green stoneflies, with more than 200 species and 22 genera. They appear green to yellow in colour, and are popularly used among fisherman as bait for trout fishing. Green stoneflies live in the benthic zone of the cold streams and rivers of five continents and four zoogeographical regions, emerging from the water to live in the riparian zone as adults. They are sensitive to pollutants, making them an indicator species for determining the quality of water bodies. Chloroperlidae are hemimetabolous, having no pupal stage, but instead ha

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Alloperla is a genus of stoneflies in family Chloroperlidae. It contains the following species:

Sweltsa is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are more than 50 described species in Sweltsa.

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Haploperla is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are about 17 described species in Haploperla.

Paraperla is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are at least two described species in Paraperla.

Xanthoperla is a genus of stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae.

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Suwallia is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are more than 20 described species in Suwallia.

Chloroperla is a genus of European stone-flies, erected by Edward Newman in 1836; it is the type genus of family Chloroperlidae, subfamily Chloroperlinae and tribe Chloroperlini Okamoto, 1912. Species are distributed in western Palaearctic freshwater habitats: especially Europe and including the British Isles.

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Siphonoperla is a genus of stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae.

Utaperla is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There are at least four described species in Utaperla.

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Neaviperla is a genus of green stoneflies in the family Chloroperlidae. There is one described species in Neaviperla, N. forcipata, found in North America. The species was formerly called Suwallia forcipata.

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