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Brook Snowfly

Allocapnia nivicola (Fitch, 1847)

Status not recordedinsects

The brook snowfly (Allocapnia nivicola) is a species in the family Capniidae, order Plecoptera.

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Quick facts about the brook snowfly

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brook snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the brook snowfly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the brook snowfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyCapniidae
  6. genusAllocapnia
  7. SpeciesAllocapnia nivicola (Fitch, 1847)

Synonyms Perla nivicola

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the brook snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the brook snowfly?

The brook snowfly (Allocapnia nivicola) belongs to the family Capniidae in the order Plecoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Brook Snowfly (Allocapnia nivicola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-snowfly

MLA

“Brook Snowfly (Allocapnia nivicola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{brook_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Brook Snowfly (Allocapnia nivicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brook-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}