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Alderfly
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Alderflies are megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living alderflies – about 66 species all together[1] – are part of the subfamily Sialinae, which contains nine extant genera.[2]
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Alderfly | |
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Adult Sialis lutaria | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Megaloptera |
Family: | Sialidae Leach, 1815 |
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