| Lake Tahoe benthic stonefly | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Plecoptera |
| Family: | Capniidae |
| Genus: | Capnia |
| Species: | C. lacustra
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| Binomial name | |
| Capnia lacustra Jewett, 1965
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Capnia lacustra, also known as the Lake Tahoe benthic stonefly, is a species of insect in the family Capniidae. It was first described by S.G. Jewett in 1965 and is the only stonefly known to spend its entire adult life underwater.[1][2]
- ^ Jewett, S.G (1965). "Four new stoneflies from California and Oregon (Plecoptera)". The Pan–Pacific Entomologist. 41:5: 9.
- ^ Nelson, C R; Baumann (1989). "Systematics and distribution of the winter stonefly genus Capnia (Plecoptera: Capniidae) in North America". The Great Basin Naturalist. 49: 289–363. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22645. ISSN 0017-3614.