Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica
The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
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This seems to be a young larva of Limnephilus. Although not clear in the picture, several ventral abdominal segments have chloride epithelia.
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Definition of 'intercalary vein'
Definition of 'intercalary vein'
Intercalary vein: Intercalary wing veins are supplemental longitudinal veins in the space between the major veins. They touch the outer margin of an insect's wing but typically do not connect at their base (toward the body) to any other vein, except sometimes via a crossvein.
These other words reference the same concept: intercalary veins, intercalaries.
These other words reference the same concept: intercalary veins, intercalaries.