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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.

Mystery Creek # 238 in Montana

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Chimarra (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York
This wins the award for "caddis larva which looks most like a bird." I wish there were a prize. Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York
It seemed to actually be cleaning its mandibles with its legs (or vice versa) in this picture and a couple of others. Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York
Ruler view of a Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
A small caddisfly larva. This golden larva belongs to the family Philopotamidae Lateral view of a Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York
Chimarra (Philopotamidae) (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from Fall Creek in New York

This caddisfly was collected from Fall Creek in New York on March 30th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2nd, 2007.

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Chimarra
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Posted by GONZO on Apr 3, 2007
Last reply on Feb 24, 2014 by Brookyman
If I'm seeing things correctly, this appears to be Chimarra.
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Chimarra (Little Black Sedge) Caddisfly Larva Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
  5. » Family Philopotamidae
  6. » Genus Chimarra (Little Black Sedges)
Collection details
Location: Fall Creek, New York
Date: March 30th, 2007
Added to site: April 2nd, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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