Hex Mayflies
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.

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Caddisfly Genus Grammotaulius (Northern Caddisflies)

Specimens of the Caddisfly Genus Grammotaulius

1 Female Adult

Female Grammotaulius lorettae (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Adult

8 Pictures

Collected August 11, 2018 from the Henry's Fork of the Snake River in Idaho

Added by Troutnut on June 12, 2019

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Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

» Family Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges)

» Genus Grammotaulius (Northern Caddisflies)

Species in Grammotaulius
Grammotaulius lorettaeNorthern Caddisfly	1	8

5 species (Grammotaulius alascensis, Grammotaulius betteni, Grammotaulius interrogationis, Grammotaulius signatipennis, and Grammotaulius subborealis) aren't included.

Genus Range

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Common Name

Northern Caddisflies

Hex MayfliesHexagenia limbata