Rhyacophila amabilis
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Rhyacophila amabilis was a species of insect
in family Rhyacophilidae
. It was endemic to the United States
. It was first reported as extinct in 1986.
Insect
Insects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
in family Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophilidae
Rhyacophilidae is a family in the insect order of Trichoptera. Larvae of this family are free living and most species are predacious. The largest genus is Rhyacophila, with near 500 species distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere....
. It was endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was first reported as extinct in 1986.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Rhyacophila amabilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/19695/0