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Alderfly
Alderfly
(Sialis lutaria)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Neuroptera
Family
Sialidae
Genus
Sialis
(1)
Size
Length of larva: 17 mm
(2)
Length of adult: 20 mm
(3)
Adult wingspan: 22-34 mm
(3)
Status
Common and widespread
(1)
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