Cold-season-activity
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Allocapnia pygmaea
Pygmy Snowfly
Allocapnia pygmaea, commonly known as the pygmy snowfly, is a small winter stonefly in the family Capniidae. It is one of the smallest members of its genus and is found across eastern and midwestern North America. As a winter stonefly, it is active during cold months when most other insects are dormant.
Paracladura trichoptera
winter crane fly
Paracladura trichoptera is a species of winter crane fly in the family Trichoceridae, order Diptera. It was originally described as Trichocera trichoptera by Osten Sacken in 1877. Winter crane flies are a small family of slender, long-legged flies that are active during cooler months, distinguishing them from most other crane flies. The family Trichoceridae is considered primitive within Diptera and is closely related to the Tipulidae (true crane flies).