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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Tarsi almost always with one claw | Tarsi with 2 claws |
Usually 3 tails, but sometimes 2 | Always 2 tails |
Plate-like, filamentous, or feathery gills located on sides of abdomen, often present on most middle abdominal segments | Finger-like or feathery gills present, but sometimes inconspicuous at base of mouthparts, head, legs, first few abdominal segments, or last abdominal segment |
5 Example Specimens | 5 Example Specimens |
Ephemeroptera Continue to the Key to Families of Mayfly Nymphs | Plecoptera |