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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.

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Female Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun Pictures

This Baetisca obesa dun hatched out in my aquarium from nymphs collected a couple weeks earlier.

Dorsal view of a Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Ventral view of a Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Lateral view of a Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York
Ruler view of a Female Baetisca obesa (Baetiscidae) (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This mayfly was collected from the Neversink River (aquarium-raised) in New York on May 23rd, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.


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Female Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun 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 obesa (Armored Mayflies)
Collection details
Location: Neversink River (aquarium-raised), New York
Date: May 23rd, 2007
Added to site: June 4th, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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