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 specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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Caddisfly Genus Polycentropus (Brown Checkered Summer Sedges)
See Polycentropus cinereus for details. Of the nearly four dozen species in this genus, only it has been mentioned as significant to fly anglers.
Genus Range
Specimens of the Caddisfly Genus Polycentropus
1 Larva
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References
- LaFontaine, Gary. 1981. Caddisflies. The Lyons Press.
Caddisfly Genus Polycentropus (Brown Checkered Summer Sedges)
Taxonomy
Species in Polycentropus
Polycentropus cinereus
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Species in Polycentropus: Polycentropus cinereus
28 species (Polycentropus alabamensis, Polycentropus arizonensis, Polycentropus barri, Polycentropus blicklei, Polycentropus carlsoni, Polycentropus carolinensis, Polycentropus centralis, Polycentropus chelatus, Polycentropus chellus, Polycentropus chenoides, Polycentropus colei, Polycentropus confusus, Polycentropus denningi, Polycentropus elarus, Polycentropus floridensis, Polycentropus gertschi, Polycentropus halidus, Polycentropus maculatus, Polycentropus magnica, Polycentropus neiswanderi, Polycentropus pentus, Polycentropus pixi, Polycentropus rickeri, Polycentropus sabulosus, Polycentropus thaxtoni, Polycentropus variegatus, Polycentropus vernus, and Polycentropus vigilatrix) aren't included.