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Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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This specimen resembled several others of around the same size and perhaps the same species, which were pretty common in my February sample from the upper Yakima. Unfortunately, I misplaced the specimen before I could get it under a microscope for a definitive ID.
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Stonefly Genus Leuctra (Needleflies)
Ernest Schwiebert notes in Matching the Hatch that trout are very fond of these uncommon stoneflies when they are available.
Genus Range
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References
- Schwiebert, Ernest G. 1955. Matching the Hatch. MacMillan Publishing Company.
Stonefly Genus Leuctra (Needleflies)
Taxonomy
Species in Leuctra
Leuctra carolinensisCarolina Needleflies
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Leuctra duplicataAtlantic Needleflies
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Leuctra ferrugineaEastern Needleflies
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Leuctra mariaNortheastern Needleflies
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Leuctra mohaBlackwater Needleflies
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Leuctra sibleyiBrook Needleflies
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Leuctra tenellaBroad-lobed Needleflies
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Leuctra trilobaThree-lobed Needleflies
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Leuctra variabilisVariable Needleflies
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Species in Leuctra: Leuctra carolinensis, Leuctra duplicata, Leuctra ferruginea, Leuctra maria, Leuctra moha, Leuctra sibleyi, Leuctra tenella, Leuctra triloba, Leuctra variabilis
17 species (Leuctra alabama, Leuctra alexanderi, Leuctra alta, Leuctra baddecka, Leuctra biloba, Leuctra cottaquilla, Leuctra crossi, Leuctra grandis, Leuctra laura, Leuctra mitchellensis, Leuctra monticola, Leuctra nephophila, Leuctra paleo, Leuctra rickeri, Leuctra szczytkoi, Leuctra tenius, and Leuctra truncata) aren't included.