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🦷 Dobsonflies & Alderflies

Australian Dobsonfly

Archichauliodes guttifer

About

A large, primitive aquatic insect whose larvae live in clean freshwater streams. Adults are large, soft-bodied insects with patterned wings that are attracted to lights near waterways at night.

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Did You Know?

The presence of dobsonfly larvae in streams is used as an indicator of excellent water quality and stream health.