Dark Fishfly - approx. 3.5 cm
Order: Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies)
Family: Corydalidae (Dobsonflies and Fishflies)
Genus: Nigronia (Dark Fishflies)
Species: Fasciata?
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Page Last Updated: August 4 2019
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Dark Fishfly - approx. 3.5 cm - Rouge Park - May 2015
Spring Fishfly - approx. 5 cm
Order: Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies)
Family: Corydalidae (Dobsonflies and Fishflies)
Genus: Chauliodes (Fishflies)
Species: Rastricornis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Spring Fishfly - approx. 5 cm - High Park - July 2017
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Updated October 7 2018
Summer Fishfly - approx. 5 cm
Order: Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies)
Family: Corydalidae (Dobsonflies and Fishflies)
Genus: Chauliodes (Fishflies)
Species: Pectinicornis
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
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More Summer Fishflies
Updated October 7 2018
Summer Fishfly - approx. 5 cm - Speyside (Halton Hills) - July 2017
The pronotum of the Spring Fishfly has dark markings on a
light background
The pronotum of the Summer Fishfly has light markings on
a dark background
Serrate Dark Fishfly - approx. 3.5 cm
Order: Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies)
Family: Corydalidae (Dobsonflies and Fishflies)
Genus: Nigronia (Dark Fishflies)
Species: Serricornis?
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
The white markings on N. fasciata (see above) are typically
wider
Serrate Dark Fishfly - approx. 3.5 cm - West Oak Trails (Oakville) - June 2016