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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Hesperoperla pacifica (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph Pictures
This stonefly was collected from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington on March 19th, 2019 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 14th, 2019.
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Hesperoperla pacifica
Posted by Millcreek on Jul 19, 2019
Last reply on Jul 19, 2019 by Millcreek
Most likely Hesperoperla pacifica. Examples can be seen here.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/196000/bgimage
https://bugguide.net/node/view/196000/bgimage
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Hesperoperla pacifica (Golden Stone) Stonefly Nymph Pictures
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
» Family
Perlidae (Golden Stones)
» Genus
Hesperoperla (Golden Stones)
» Species pacifica (Golden Stones)
Collection details
Location: South Fork Snoqualmie River, Washington
Date: March 19th, 2019
Added to site: June 14th, 2019
Author: Troutnut
Date: March 19th, 2019
Added to site: June 14th, 2019
Author: Troutnut