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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Male Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures
This mayfly was collected from the Teal River in Wisconsin on June 5th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 24th, 2006.
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Leucrocuta
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Posted by Patrick on Aug 7, 2006
Last reply on Aug 7, 2006 by Troutnut
Looks like a Leucrocuta based on the orientation of the spots in the forewing. I'm pretty sure Stenacron has it's spots in the 3rd space.
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Male Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Spinner Pictures
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Genus
Leucrocuta
» Species hebe (Little Yellow Quills)