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Scientific Name
Nigronia serricornis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Nigronia serricornis (Say, 1824)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Serrate Fishfly
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Protostomia
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderMegaloptera
FamilyCorydalidae
SubfamilyChauliodinae
GenusNigronia
SpeciesNigronia serricornis
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
This species ranges widely across eastern North America from southern Canada to Florida and west to the 100th Meridian. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habit Tags
  • Burrower
  • Climber
  • Clinger
Habitat Tags
  • lotic-erosional-sediments
    Their larvae are restricted to lentic waters, often stagnant small pools or swamps. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Trophic Class Tags
  • Predator-Engulfer
Taxa Group Tags
  • Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Megaloptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
21
References
0
Vouchers
165
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/26/2024 4:17:48 PM
Notes
Their life history is probably about the same as that of C. pectinicornis. Their larvae are also predators. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Other Parks
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP)
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens (KEAQ)
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
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