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Baetis
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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Caddisfly Genus Hesperophylax (Silver Striped Sedges)
These are very large caddisflies, up to 1.3 inches long as adults.
Hesperophylax Fly Fishing Tips
LaFontaine notes in Caddisflies that the adults are worth imitating, and they make a good emergence, but he does not give specifics about their behavior.Specimens of the Caddisfly Genus Hesperophylax
1 Female Adult
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- LaFontaine, Gary. 1981. Caddisflies. The Lyons Press.
- Swisher, Doug and Carl Richards. 2000. Selective Trout. The Lyons Press.
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
» Family
Limnephilidae (Giant Sedges)
» Genus Hesperophylax (Silver Striped Sedges)
| Species in Hesperophylax |
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| Hesperophylax designatusSilver Striped Sedge | 1 | 1 |
5 species (Hesperophylax alaskensis, Hesperophylax consimilis, Hesperophylax magnus, Hesperophylax minutus, and Hesperophylax occidentalis) aren't included.