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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.

A beautiful braided reach of the Sag River, with the Philip Smith Mountains in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the background. From the Sagavanirktok River in Alaska

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Stenonema modestum (Cream Cahill) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

This mayfly was collected from unknown in Wisconsin on March 10th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 19th, 2006.


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Stenonema modestum (Cream Cahill) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
  5. » Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)
  6. » Genus Stenonema (March Browns and Cahills)
  7. » Species modestum (Cream Cahills)
Collection details
Location: unknown, Wisconsin
Date: March 10th, 2004
Added to site: January 19th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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