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Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana
Salmonflies
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 # 237 in Montana

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Utacapnia distincta (Little Snowfly) Stonefly Nymph Pictures

Upper specimen is a nymph and the lower specimen is a wingless male.

This stonefly was collected from Teepee Creek in Montana on April 15th, 2010 and added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26th, 2011.


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Utacapnia distincta (Little Snowfly) Stonefly Nymph Pictures

Taxonomy
  1. Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
  2. » Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
  3. » Class Insecta (Insects)
  4. » Order Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
  5. » Family Capniidae (Snowflies)
  6. » Genus Utacapnia (Little Snowflies)
  7. » Species distincta (Little Snowflies)
Collection details
Location: Teepee Creek, Montana
Date: April 15th, 2010
Added to site: June 26th, 2011
Author: Bnewell
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