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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.

Gunnysack Creek in Alaska

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Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Ruler view of a Drunella cornuta (Ephemerellidae) (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.
Ventral view of a Drunella cornuta (Ephemerellidae) (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania
Dorsal view of a Drunella cornuta (Ephemerellidae) (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania
Drunella cornuta (Ephemerellidae) (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania

This mayfly was collected from Paradise Creek in Pennsylvania on May 29th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.


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Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
  5. » Family Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs)
  6. » Genus Drunella (Blue-Winged Olives)
  7. » Species cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olives)
Collection details
Location: Paradise Creek, Pennsylvania
Date: May 29th, 2007
Added to site: June 4th, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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