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Moraine Snowfly

Allocapnia mystica Frison, 1929

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the moraine snowfly

Weight
Not recorded
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 moraine snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the moraine 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 moraine snowfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyCapniidae
  6. genusAllocapnia
  7. SpeciesAllocapnia mystica Frison, 1929

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the moraine snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the moraine snowfly?

The moraine snowfly (Allocapnia mystica) 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). Moraine Snowfly (Allocapnia mystica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moraine-snowfly

MLA

“Moraine Snowfly (Allocapnia mystica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moraine-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{moraine_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Moraine Snowfly (Allocapnia mystica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moraine-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}