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Gulf Snowfly

Allocapnia malverna Ross, 1964

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the gulf 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 gulf snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the gulf 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 gulf snowfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyCapniidae
  6. genusAllocapnia
  7. SpeciesAllocapnia malverna Ross, 1964

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gulf snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gulf snowfly?

The gulf snowfly (Allocapnia malverna) 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). Gulf Snowfly (Allocapnia malverna). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-snowfly

MLA

“Gulf Snowfly (Allocapnia malverna).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{gulf_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Gulf Snowfly (Allocapnia malverna)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gulf-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}