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Central Forestfly

Prostoia completa (Walker, 1852)

Status not recordedinsects

The central forestfly (Prostoia completa) is a species in the family Nemouridae, order Plecoptera.

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Quick facts about the central forestfly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 central forestfly live?

Not recorded

Is the central forestfly 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 central forestfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyNemouridae
  6. genusProstoia
  7. SpeciesProstoia completa (Walker, 1852)

Synonyms Nemoura completa, Nemoura complexa, Nemoura glabra

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the central forestfly

Other species in the same genus Prostoia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the central forestfly?

The central forestfly (Prostoia completa) belongs to the family Nemouridae 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). Central Forestfly (Prostoia completa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/central-forestfly

MLA

“Central Forestfly (Prostoia completa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/central-forestfly.

BibTeX
@misc{central_forestfly_2026,
  title = {Central Forestfly (Prostoia completa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/central-forestfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}