The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Mesonotum with one large sclerite on each side of midline | Mesonotum with 2 (sf 19.94) or 3 (sf 19.93) smaller sclerites on each side of midline |
Chloride epithelia typically present on at least some abdominal segments | Chloride epithelia absent (sf 19.92) |
Larvae construct cases of plant (many source fig) or mineral materials (many source figs), or a combination of the two (many source figs), occasionally with mollusk shells (sf 19.442b) | Larvae construct cases almost entirely of rock fragments (sf 19.26, 19.411, 19.455, 19.464) |
Northwest distribution | |
5 Example Specimens | |
Limnephilidae | Rossianidae No further information about this family is available on Troutnut.com at this time. |