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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.

We were lucky to be able to fish through this storm as it skirted around us to the north, giving us just enough clouds to prompt a BWO hatch but keeping the lighting at a safe distance. From Slough Creek in Wyoming

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Female Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Female Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Lateral view of a Female Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Female Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Ventral view of a Female Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Female Baetisca laurentina (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

This mayfly was collected from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin on May 28th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 24th, 2006.


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Female Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
  5. » Family Baetiscidae (Armored Mayflies)
  6. » Genus Baetisca (Armored Mayflies)
  7. » Species laurentina (Armored Mayflies)
Collection details
Location: Namekagon River, Wisconsin
Date: May 28th, 2005
Added to site: May 24th, 2006
Author: Troutnut
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