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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Male forceps strongly curved (sf 13.264) | Male forceps not strongly curved as at left |
Male genitalia with small rectangular or trapezoidal plate between forceps bases (plate may with withdraw and not be visible in preserved specimens) | Rectangular plate between forceps bases usually basent (plate present in members of fuscatus group, but shape variable) |
Abdominal terga 3 and 4 strongly pigmented with red medially, while terga 5 and 6 are lightly washed in red (red pigment fades rapidly after preservation) | Abdominal terga not pigmented as at left |
5 Example Specimens | |
Plauditus | Baetis |