Ilyobius chilensis

Ilyobius chilensis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Megaloptera
Family: Sialidae

Alderflies are megalopteran insects of the family Sialidae. They are closely related to the dobsonflies and fishflies as well as to the prehistoric Euchauliodidae. All living alderflies – about 66 species all together – are part of the subfamily Sialinae, which contains nine extant genera.

Distribution

Ilyobius chilensis — (c) Cristian Riquelme, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Chile · 3

Sources and credits

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Ilyobius chilensis

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