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Dobsonflies
Corydalinae
Dobsonflies are a subfamily of insects, Corydalinae, part of the Megalopteran family Corydalidae. The larvae (commonly called hellgrammites) are aquatic, living in streams, and the adults are often found along streams as well. The nine genera of dobsonflies are distributed throughout the Americas, Asia, and South Africa.
8 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
American Dobsonflies
genusCorydalus
Protohermes
genusProtohermes
Chloronia
genusChloronia
Neoneuromus
genusNeoneuromus
Platyneuromus
genusPlatyneuromus
Nevromus
genusNevromus
Asian Dobsonflies
genusAcanthacorydalis
Cape Dobsonflies
genusChloroniella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 319152.