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Slippery stone

Neoperla catharae Stark & Baumann, 1978

Status not recordedinsects

The slippery stone (Neoperla catharae) is a species in the family Perlidae, order Plecoptera.

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Quick facts about the slippery stone

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 slippery stone live?

Not recorded

Is the slippery stone 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 slippery stone classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderPlecoptera
  5. familyPerlidae
  6. genusNeoperla
  7. SpeciesNeoperla catharae Stark & Baumann, 1978

Synonyms Neoperla catharae

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the slippery stone

Other species in the same genus Neoperla.

Maine stone

Neoperla mainensis

PerlidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the slippery stone?

The slippery stone (Neoperla catharae) belongs to the family Perlidae 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). Slippery stone (Neoperla catharae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/slippery-stone

MLA

“Slippery stone (Neoperla catharae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/slippery-stone.

BibTeX
@misc{slippery_stone_2026,
  title = {Slippery stone (Neoperla catharae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/slippery-stone},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}