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Lateral view of a Female Hexagenia limbata (Ephemeridae) (Hex) Mayfly Dun from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
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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.

The Gibbon River in Wyoming

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Hellgrammite Species Nigronia serricornis (Fishflies)

This is an especially abundant dobsonfly species in my collections.

Where & when

In 98 records from GBIF, adults of this species have mostly been collected during June (32%), May (30%), July (20%), and April (13%).

In 26 records from GBIF, this species has been collected at elevations ranging from 295 to 5279 ft, with an average (median) of 1926 ft.

Specimens of the Hellgrammite Species Nigronia serricornis

1 Male Adult
Male Nigronia serricornis (Fishfly) Hellgrammite Adult
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Lateral view of a Male Nigronia serricornis (Corydalidae) (Fishfly) Hellgrammite Adult from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Collected May 28, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania and added by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
4 Larvae

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References

  • Brigham, W.U., A.K. Brigham, and A. Gnilke. 1982. Aquatic Insects and Oligochaetes of North and South Carolina. Midwest Aquatic Entomologist.
  • Knight, Allen W. and C.A. Siegfried. 1977. The Distribution of Corydalus cornutus (Linnaeus) and Nigronia serricornis (Say) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) in Michigan. Great Lakes Entomologist 10(2): 39-46.
  • Neunzig, H.H. 1966. Larvae of the Genus Nigronia Banks. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 68(1): 11-16.
  • Stehr, Frederick W. 1998. Immature Insects. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Hellgrammite Species Nigronia serricornis (Fishflies)

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Megaloptera (Hellgrammites, Dobsonflies, and Alderflies)
  5. » Family Corydalidae (Hellgrammites)
  6. » Genus Nigronia (Fishflies)
  7. » Species serricornis (Fishflies)
Common Names
Resources
  • NatureServe
  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Described by Say, T. Order Neuroptera. Pp. 303-310 in Keating, W. H. (ed.). Narrative of an expedition to the source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, &c. &c. performed in the year 1823, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Secretary of War, under the command of Stephen H. Long, Major U.S.T.E. Vol. 2. Carey and Lea, Philadelphia. (1824).
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