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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Tarsal claw of each hind leg modified to form short stub or slender filament (sf 19.98, 19.100) | Tarsal claws of hind legs not different in structure from those of other legs (sf 19.72) |
Larvae construct cases of sand grains with flanges on sides and overhanging anterior opening (sf 19.6, 19.457, 19.458) | |
Distribution central, east, far northwest | |
Remaining families: Beraeidae, Odontoceridae, and Sericostomatidae | |
1 Example Specimen | 1 Example Specimen |
Molannidae | Go to Couplet 25 |