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Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen, 1910

Arctic Forestfly

Nomenclature (66)

  • Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen, 1910: 85. (valid)

    Holotype; male; 77a76280-949c-455d-b504-4c65b31693f1; deposited at: Unknown (Unknown);

  • Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen, 1910: 85.

    Holotype; male; 77a76280-949c-455d-b504-4c65b31693f1; deposited at: Unknown (Unknown);

  • Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen, 1910 in Myers, Kondratieff, Grubbs, Pett, DeWalt, Mihuc & Hart, 2025: 35.
  • Nemoura arctica Esben-Petersen, 1910 in Mirghani, Schmalz, Eichert, Markee & Ware, 2026 Phylogeography

Nomenclature references (50)

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  • Kondratieff, B.C. & Baumann, R.W. (2004) A record of the arctic forestfly, Nemoura arctica (Plecoptera: Nemouridae), from the contiguous United States. Entomological News, 115(2), 113–115.
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  • Mirghani, J., Schmalz, K., Eichert, A., Markee, A. & Ware, J.L. (2026) Predicting northern stonefly responses to climate change using species distribution modelling and population genetics (Plecoptera: Nemouridae). Insect Conservation and Diversity, 19(3), 1–15. [in English] https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.70080

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Species1078
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Etymology:

Latin: arctic, northern.