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Scientific Name
Climacia areolaris
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Climacia areolaris (Hagen, 1861)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Spongillafly
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Neuroptera |
| Suborder | Hemerobiiformia |
| Family | Sisyridae |
| Genus | Climacia |
| Species | Climacia areolaris |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
This is a fairly common species in eastern North America, being known from southern Canada to Florida and west almost to the 100th Meridian. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
Habit Tags
- Burrower
- Climber
- Clinger
Habitat Tags
- lotic-erosional-sediments
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Trophic Class Tags
- Predator-Piercer
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Neuroptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 1:47:43 PM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/21/2019 1:34:16 PM
Notes
The larvae are aquatic and feed on various species of fresh water sponge: 5 genera and 9 species having been recorded as host in Louisiana. When full grown, the larva leaves the water, crawls up on some erect object, where it spins its cocoon in which it pupates. There may be 2 or 3 generations per year. The adults are known to feed on pollen, fungal hyphae, and various small insects which they encounter in their random searches over leaves. The exact overwintering stage is not known, but speculation is that it may be as larvae in the sponge, or as prepupae in the cocoon. (Oliver Flint, 1/25/10)
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