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Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York
Blue-winged Olives
Baetis

Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.

Lateral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
This specimen keys pretty easily to Onocosmoecus, and it closely resembles a specimen from Alaska which caddis expert Dave Ruiter recognized as this genus. As with that specimen, the only species in the genus documented in this area is Onocosmoecus unicolor, but Dave suggested for that specimen that there might be multiple not-yet-distinguished species under the unicolor umbrella and it would be best to stick with the genus-level ID. I'm doing the same for this one.
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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Suwallia pallidula (Little Yellow Stonefly) Stonefly Adult Pictures

A large number of photos from the microscope allowed a fairly confident ID on this one, which not coincidentally matches very well a previous specimen of Suwallia pallidula that I collected in Washington.

Lateral view of a Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Ventral view of a Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Ruler view of a Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
Cerci closeup.

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Dorsal view of the preserved specimen with wings removed.

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Fore wing.

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Hind wing. Note the folded anal area, which is key to identifying this species, actually folded around underneath the rest of the wing in this view (you can see the setae sticking off it).

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Ventral view of terminal abdominal segments.

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana
Dorsal view of terminal abdominal segments.

Suwallia pallidula (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Adult from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana

This stonefly was collected from Mystery Creek #237 in Montana on August 1st, 2020 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 18th, 2020.


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Suwallia pallidula (Little Yellow Stonefly) Stonefly Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: Mystery Creek #237, Montana
Date: August 1st, 2020
Added to site: August 18th, 2020
Author: Troutnut
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