The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Mesopleura extend anteriorly on each side as prominent, acutely or bluntly pointed process (sf 19.105, 19.106) | Mesopleura not extended anteriorly as pointed processes (e.g., sf 19.88, 19.95) |
Larvae construct cases of rock fragments (many source figs) | |
Distribution east, midwest, northwest | |
Remaining families: Apataniidae, Beraeidae, Calamoceratidae, Lepidostomatidae, Limnephilidae, Molannidae, Odontoceridae, Rossianidae, Sericostomatidae, Thremmatidae, and Uenoidae | |
5 Example Specimens | |
Goeridae | Go to Couplet 17 |