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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Male Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Lateral view of a Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Ventral view of a Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho
Each measurement mark is 1/16".

Ruler view of a Male Limnephilus externus (Limnephilidae) (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho The smallest ruler marks are 1/16".

This caddisfly was collected from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho on August 11th, 2018 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 12th, 2019.

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Limnephilus externus
Posted by Creno on Jun 14, 2019
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Male Limnephilus externus (Summer Flier Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Idaho
Date: August 11th, 2018
Added to site: June 12th, 2019
Author: Troutnut
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