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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata

The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.

Dorsal view of a Sweltsa (Chloroperlidae) (Sallfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This species was fairly abundant in a February sample of the upper Yakima.
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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Onocosmoecus (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

See the forum discussion for discussion with a caddis expert (Dave Ruiter / Creno) about the identification of this specimen. I'm a bit perplexed because some gills seem to have more than 4 branches, which would lead in a different direction at Couplet 18 of the Key to Genera of Limnephilidae Larvae, but Dave knew his stuff a lot better than I did. He was convinced this is Onocosmoecus. The current range maps would put this in Onocosmoecus unicolor as the only option, but he believed there are probably multiple not-yet-distinguished species under that umbrella and suggested keeping this one's ID at the genus level for that reason.

Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Case view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Ruler view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
Ventral view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Dorsal view of a Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska
Onocosmoecus (Limnephilidae) (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Chena River in Alaska

This caddisfly was collected from the Chena River in Alaska on May 10th, 2008 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 20th, 2011.

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one of the dicosmoecins
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Posted by Creno on Apr 26, 2011
Last reply on Apr 28, 2011 by Troutnut
Most likely Onocosmoecus but I want to look at a couple critters.
I like the new site look. It will take awhile to look around.
creno

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Onocosmoecus (Great Late-Summer Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Collection details
Location: Chena River, Alaska
Date: May 10th, 2008
Added to site: April 20th, 2011
Author: Troutnut
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