Sialis velata (Ross, 1937): Alderfly
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!
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