Conodoguinet Creek

 

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This creek originates in Franklin County, PA and flows through the limestone valley of Cumberland County. Overall, the creek is warm and wide. The creek is over 100 miles long and at one time had almost 100 dams.

General chemical factors:

Total Hardness (mg/L): 180

Alkalinity (mg/L): 160

 

List of Insects caught in the riffle regions:

Coleoptera

Dytiscidae Coptotomus

Elmidae Dubiraphia, Macronychus, Microcylloepus, Optioservus, Promoresia, and Stenelmis

Hydrophilidae Berosus

Psephenidae Psephenus

Diptera

Chironomidae

Empididae Clinocera

Simuliidae Prosimulium and Simulium

Tipulidae Antocha and Tipula

Ephemeroptera

Baetidae Baetis and Centroptilum

Canidae Caenis

Ephemeridae Hexagenia

Ephemerellidae Drunella, Ephemerella and Serratella

Heptageniidae Stenonema, Stenacron, Macdunnoa

Leptophlebiidae Leptophlebia

Isonychidae Isonychia

Polymitarcyidae Ephoron

Potomanthidae Anthopotamanthus

Tricorythidae Tricorythodes

Lepidoptera

Pyralidae Petrophila

Megaloptera

Corydalidae Corydalus and Nigronia

Sialidae Sialis

Odonata

Aeshnidae Boyeria

Coenagrionidae Argia

Gomphidae Gomphus, Lanthus and Ophiogomphus

Plecoptera

Capniidae Allocapnia

Leuctridae Leuctra

Perlidae Acroneuria, Agnetina, Eccoptura, Neoperla,and Paragnetina

Taeniopterygidae Strophopteryx and Taeniopteryx

Trichoptera

Brachycentridae Brachycentrus

Glossosomatidae Glossosoma and Protoptila

Helicopsychidae Helicopsyche

Hydropsychidae Cheumatopsyche, Diplectrona, Hydropsyche, Macrostenum and Potamyia

Hydroptilidae Leucotrichia

Limnephilidae Goera, Hydatophylax and Pynconopsyche

Molannidae Mollanna

Philopotamidae Chimarra and Dolophilodes

Polycentropidae Neuroclipsis

Rhyacophilidae Rhyacophila

Uenoidae Neophylax