Sialis velata (Ross, 1937): Alderfly

 
 

Welcome everyone to my webpage about the alderfly, Sialis velata. Here you can explore the life of this North American insect by learning about its classification, where in North America Sialis velata lives through habitat and geography, the life cycle, and how the alderfly gets nutrition. This webpage is part of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s MultipleOrganisms.net. Feel free to check out my classmates’ work as well!

welcome to the world of the alderfly!

Sialis lutaria. Close relative to Sialis velata.


Photo by Joseph Lynn

Birds and Bugs

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animilia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Megaloptera

Family: Sialidae

Genus: Sialis

Species: Sialis velata

Sialis lutaria. Close relative to Sialis velata.

Photo by Dr. Adrian Shepherd