Updates from September 5, 2006

Photos by Troutnut from Mystery Creek #23 and the Neversink River in New York

Underwater photos by Troutnut from Mystery Creek #23 in New York

Closeup insects by Troutnut from Mystery Creek #23 in New York

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Male Epeorus frisoni Mayfly Dun

I collected this male dun together with a female spinner, a female dun, and another male dun.

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Female Amphinemura (Tiny Winter Black) Stonefly Adult

A few of these tiny stoneflies were among the only species of aquatic insect adults in the air on this particular afternoon, with most of the action coming from a species of Epeorus mayfly. I somehow forgot to photograph this one on the usual ruler, but I recall it was very, very small, with an abdomen no more than 1mm in girth and the body, not counting the wings, probably just 5-7mm long.

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Female Epeorus frisoni Mayfly Dun

I collected this female dun together with a female spinner, a male dun, and a larger, damaged male dun.

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Female Epeorus frisoni Mayfly Spinner

I collected this female spinner together with a male dun, a female dun, and another male dun.

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Male Epeorus frisoni Mayfly Dun

I collected this male dun together with a female spinner, a female dun, and another male dun. I photographed this bedraggled one, larger than the other male, to show some of the greatest size variation within the species.

Updates from September 4, 2006

Photos by Troutnut from the Neversink River and in New York and

Underwater photos by Troutnut from the Neversink River in New York

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Neversink River in New York

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Female Neoleptophlebia Mayfly Dun

I'm just guessing Neoleptophlebia on this one. It could easily be Paraleptophlebia.

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Formicidae (Ant) Insect Adult

I collected this flying ant from the surface of a popular Catskill trout stream, where its species prompted steady rising from selective trout for several late-morning hours. It was mixed with smaller ants of a different color, and I photographed one of them too.

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Female Stenonema (March Browns and Cahills) Mayfly Dun

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Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer) Caddisfly Adult

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Female Tricorythodes (Trico) Mayfly Spinner

This Trico spinner was recently deceased in the photographs.

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Formicidae (Ant) Insect Adult

This tiny size 24 flying ant was mixed with a larger variety (see this specimen) falling on the surface of a Catskill river. The trout seemed to respond well to ants of both sizes.

Updates from September 3, 2006

Closeup insects by Troutnut from Willowemoc Creek in New York

Female Attenella margarita (Little Western Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun

6 Pictures

I found this dun unusually late in the year for anything in the Ephemerellidae family in the East. It's also small for that family.

Collected September 3, 2006 from Willowemoc Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on October 3, 2006

Collected September 3, 2006 from Willowemoc Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on October 3, 2006

Female Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner

9 Pictures

Collected September 3, 2006 from Willowemoc Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on October 3, 2006

Collected September 3, 2006 from Willowemoc Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on October 3, 2006

Updates from August 23, 2006

Closeup insects by Troutnut from Enfield Creek in New York

Female Procloeon (Tiny Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Dun

8 Pictures

This dun of a fairly large Baetidae species was one of only a couple I saw all evening.

Collected August 23, 2006 from Enfield Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on August 27, 2006

Collected August 23, 2006 from Enfield Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on August 27, 2006

Female Perlesta (Golden Stone) Stonefly Adult

9 Pictures

This stonefly species was the most common insect over the small stream I fished one August afternoon; I saw dozens in their egg-laying flights.

Collected August 23, 2006 from Enfield Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on August 27, 2006

Collected August 23, 2006 from Enfield Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on August 27, 2006

Updates from August 21, 2006

Photos by Troutnut from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Underwater photos by Troutnut from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Male Mystacides sepulchralis (Black Dancer) Caddisfly Adult

10 Pictures

This was one of many of its species which were gathered in small, low-flying swarms of about a dozen insects near the alder trees in the afternoon on a small stream.

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006

Female Stenacron interpunctatum (Light Cahill) Mayfly Dun

6 Pictures

This is a fairly small late-season female Stenacron dun.

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006

Female Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Dun

6 Pictures

This is a naturally crippled female Isonychia bicolor dun. One of her main wings came out as a deformed, crumpled yellow object. I found her flopped over on her side struggling on the surface of a small stream.

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York

Added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006

Collected August 21, 2006 from the West Branch of Owego Creek in New York and added by Troutnut on August 23, 2006