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Orange-striped stonefly

Perlodes microcephalus (Pictet, 1833)

Status not recordedinsects

The orange-striped stonefly (Perlodes microcephalus) is a species in the family Perlodidae, order Plecoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Czechia and Liechtenstein.

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Quick facts about the orange-striped stonefly

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the orange-striped stonefly live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The orange-striped stonefly is listed for 2 countries.

Czechia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Czechia
  2. Liechtenstein

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the orange-striped stonefly 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 orange-striped stonefly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyPerlodidae
  6. genusPerlodes
  7. SpeciesPerlodes microcephalus (Pictet, 1833)

Synonyms Dicropteryx microcephala, Perla cymodoce, Perla hispanica, Perla microcephala, Perla rectangula, Perlodes cadevalli, Perlodes festai, Perlodes microcephalus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Stor slørvingeDanish
  • kollane kirjukevikEstonian
  • Grote bonte steenvliegDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the orange-striped stonefly

Other species in the same genus Perlodes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the orange-striped stonefly live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the orange-striped stonefly for 2 countries: Czechia and Liechtenstein. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the orange-striped stonefly?

The orange-striped stonefly (Perlodes microcephalus) belongs to the family Perlodidae 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). Orange-striped stonefly (Perlodes microcephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/perlodes-microcephalus

MLA

“Orange-striped stonefly (Perlodes microcephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/perlodes-microcephalus.

BibTeX
@misc{perlodes_microcephalus_2026,
  title = {Orange-striped stonefly (Perlodes microcephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/perlodes-microcephalus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}