Bug and Insect Illustration (Illustrator)
Dobsonfly (Corydalus), colored pencil, gouache, and watercolor
Commissioned by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
About dobsonflies:
One of the largest aquatic insects in North America. Males have distinctive, long mandibles (jaws). Dobsonflies are nocturnal and found close to freshwater streams. They have simple eyes (ocelli).
Larvae are called hellgrammites.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda (having a segmented body with appendages on each segment)
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Suborder: Endopterygota
Order: Megaloptera
Family: Corydalidae
Genus: Corydalus
More about dobsonflies:
Wikipedia: Dobsonfly
Iowa State University Department of Entomology: Dobsonflies
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