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

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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.

This little pool in update New York is enjoyed by many tourists every day, and it still holds a few trout -- stockers mostly, but you can't complain about the setting!

From Mystery Creek # 62 in New York

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Maccaffertium mediopunctatum

Stenonema ithaca (Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Lateral view of a Stenonema ithaca (Heptageniidae) (Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania

This specimen seems to be of the same species as a dun I photographed which emerged from another nymph in the same sample.

Collected May 28, 2007 from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania

Added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Collected May 28, 2007 from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania and added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

Taxon

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Taxon on Jun 5, 2007June 5th, 2007, 9:52 am EDT

Maccaffertium is a Latinized version of the name of the world-renowned mayfly systematist, W. Patrick McCafferty. And, mediopunctatum is constructed from roots of medi- meaning middle, and punct- meaning point, so I assume this species has some distinctive feature midpoint in its anatomy. Assuming my logic is valid, perhaps someone else can tell you what the feature is.

The distribution of this species is confined to the states and provinces lying east of the N. American continental divide.

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Roger Rohrbeck
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Schuylkill County, PA.

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Quillgordon on Jun 5, 2007June 5th, 2007, 11:37 am EDT

Taxon,
OK....... I understood the Maccaffertium, but didn't get the 'mediopunctatum' ending. I had two years of German, but no Latin.
This one has a mark down the center of its back( dorsal), maybe that has some relevenance. I don't recall that particular marking on my specimens, but they have those distinctive markings on the belly(ventral side). I find those markings very interesting.

John...

Flyfishing is a state of mind! .............. Q.g.

C/R........barbless