Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus) female. The adult dobsonfly is a large insect up to 140 millimetres long with a wingspan of up to 125 millimetres. [8] The female has short powerful mandibles of a similar size to those of the larva while the mandibles of the male are sickle-shaped and up to 40 millimetres long, half as long as the body. [1]
Corydalus is a transliteration from the Greek κορδαλος (korúdalos) [3] meaning a crested lark or the flower, larkspur, apparently related to Greek corys (κορυς) a helmet crest. [4]
The eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus, is the most well-known North American species among the dobsonflies. These genera have distinctive elongated mandibles in males and form the subfamily Corydalinae. The genera in which the males have normal mandibles, called fishflies, form the subfamily Chauliodinae.
The origin of the word "dobsonfly" is unclear. John Henry Comstock used the term in reference to these insects in his 1897 book Insect Life, [1] but did not explain it. He also mentioned that anglers used the word "hellgrammite" for the aquatic larvae they used as bait, but the origin of this term is also unknown.
Pages in category "Feminine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,822 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Corydalus affinis is a species of dobsonfly in the genus Corydalus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. It is found mainly in Amazonian lowlands. Forewing length ranges from 32-58 millimeters, with the females slightly larger than the males. [1] [2] [3]