Leuctra Stephens, 1836
(needle flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Leuctra fusca
Late Needle Fly
Male (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 32 images
Leuctra geniculata
Willow Fly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 9 images
Leuctra inermis
Smooth Needle Fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLeuctra (needle flies)
FamilyLEUCTRIDAE (needle flies)
OrderPLECOPTERA (stoneflies)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Leuctra (needle flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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