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Common Snowfly

Allocapnia granulata (Claassen, 1924)

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the common snowfly

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 common snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the common 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 common snowfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyCapniidae
  6. genusAllocapnia
  7. SpeciesAllocapnia granulata (Claassen, 1924)

Synonyms Capnella granulata

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Little SnowflyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the common snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the common snowfly?

The common snowfly (Allocapnia granulata) 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). Common Snowfly (Allocapnia granulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-snowfly

MLA

“Common Snowfly (Allocapnia granulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{common_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Common Snowfly (Allocapnia granulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}