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Female Dobsonfly: First of the year

Posted by May 9th, 2007 at 12:00 am

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Dobsonflies and Fishflies

Caddisfly or Stonefly?
Hi Bugman,
I am a huge fan of bugs, and fully recognize their place in the world. My brothers were visiting family in Nova Scotia, Canada, and this bug attached itself to my brothers shoe. After searching around your page for a while I came up with two possibilities for identification, Caddisfly or Stonefly…..can you confirm if I’m right or not? Thanks so much!
Marissa
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Hi Marissa,
This is a female Dobsonfly, and our first submission of the year. Dobsonflies appear in May and June, though sightings do continue into the summer.

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