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Corydalus cornutus (dobsonfly)

Synonyms: Corydalus cognatus; Corydalus cornutus f. cognatus; Corydalus cornutus var. cognatus; Hemerobius cornutus (heterotypic); Raphidia cornuta

Wikipedia Abstract

The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is a large insect in the Corydalidae family. It is found in eastern North America in regions with fast-flowing streams where its aquatic larvae develop. These are known as hellgrammites and are among the top invertebrate predators in the streams in which they live. They are used by anglers as bait.
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Attributes

Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Water Biome [1]  Benthic, Rivers and Streams
Diet [1]  Carnivore

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♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 2Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0