Isoperla claudiae

Isoperla claudiae is an aquatic species of perlodid stonefly endemic to the Southern Limestone Alps.^[1]

Isoperla claudiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Plecoptera
Family:	Perlodidae
Genus:	Isoperla
Species:	I. claudiae
Binomial name
Isoperla claudiae Graf & Konar, 2014

Etymology

The species was named after co-author Martin Konar's wife Claudia.^[1]

Description

Adults measure 10.5–11 millimeters long, with 12–14 mm long forewings. General body coloration is yellow, with a horseshoe-shaped mark on the head connecting the three ocelli. Legs are brown.^[1]

Mature larvae are 13 mm long with a rectangular pronotum. Coloration is brown with two yellow spots on the head.^[1]

Range and habitat

Isoperla claudiae is aquatic and is usually found in mountain brooks.^[1]

The species is found in the Karawanks and the Kamnik–Savinja Alps in Austria and Slovenia.^[1]