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Peculiar Snowfly

Allocapnia curiosa Frison, 1942

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the peculiar 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 peculiar snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the peculiar 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 peculiar snowfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyCapniidae
  6. genusAllocapnia
  7. SpeciesAllocapnia curiosa Frison, 1942

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the peculiar snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the peculiar snowfly?

The peculiar snowfly (Allocapnia curiosa) 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). Peculiar Snowfly (Allocapnia curiosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/peculiar-snowfly

MLA

“Peculiar Snowfly (Allocapnia curiosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/peculiar-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{peculiar_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Peculiar Snowfly (Allocapnia curiosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/peculiar-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}