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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Updates from August 30, 2018
Updates from August 30, 2018
Photos by Troutnut from the Bitterroot River and the Clark Fork River in Montana
Closeup insects by Troutnut from the Bitterroot River in Montana
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