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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

The Gibbon River in Wyoming

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Male Siphloplecton basale (Pseudo-Gray Drake) Mayfly Dun Pictures

This one hatched on the same April Saturday that I saw the first Hendricksons of the season.

This mayfly was collected from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin on April 24th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25th, 2006.


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Male Siphloplecton basale (Pseudo-Gray Drake) Mayfly Dun Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
  5. » Family Metretopodidae (Pseudo-Gray Drakes)
  6. » Genus Siphloplecton (Pseudo-Gray Drakes)
  7. » Species basale (Pseudo-Gray Drakes)
Collection details
Location: Namekagon River, Wisconsin
Date: April 24th, 2004
Added to site: January 25th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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