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Shield Snowfly

Allocapnia peltoides Ross & Ricker, 1964

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the shield 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 shield snowfly live?

Not recorded

Is the shield 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 shield snowfly classified?

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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shield snowfly

Other species in the same genus Allocapnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shield snowfly?

The shield snowfly (Allocapnia peltoides) belongs to the family Capniidae in the order Plecoptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shield Snowfly (Allocapnia peltoides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/shield-snowfly

MLA

“Shield Snowfly (Allocapnia peltoides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/shield-snowfly.

BibTeX
@misc{shield_snowfly_2026,
  title = {Shield Snowfly (Allocapnia peltoides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/shield-snowfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}