Hex Mayflies
Hexagenia limbata
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.
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This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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Aafloyd on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 6:08 pm EDT
Since you guys hopped on my last post so quick I thought I'd try to confirm my I.D. of this one. I'm thinking it is Isonychia bicolor? Picture was taken at dusk in late July in Southwest Virginia.
aaron
aaron
Oldredbarn on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 6:19 pm EDT
Aaron,
I'm going to squeak in here with an affirmative...White-Gloved Howdy...Look at the white mitts...
Spence
I'm going to squeak in here with an affirmative...White-Gloved Howdy...Look at the white mitts...
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Entoman on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 6:44 pm EDT
Spence,
Right on the determination, but as far as becoming one of the "bug boys" no cigar. You've got to beat 10 minutes unaided twice in a row and be correct before you qualify. Once you hit the milestone you will be contacted by Roger the High-Priest who will inform you of your new status and set the ceremony date. There you will receive a special set of dichotomous keys and your personal de-coder ring for same. You will also receive a special scanner that will immediately send out a signal if an ID request comes in to Troutnut. It's a piece of cake after that. I could get defrocked or worse for divulging this so keep it to yourself (That's why it's a PM).
Kurt
Right on the determination, but as far as becoming one of the "bug boys" no cigar. You've got to beat 10 minutes unaided twice in a row and be correct before you qualify. Once you hit the milestone you will be contacted by Roger the High-Priest who will inform you of your new status and set the ceremony date. There you will receive a special set of dichotomous keys and your personal de-coder ring for same. You will also receive a special scanner that will immediately send out a signal if an ID request comes in to Troutnut. It's a piece of cake after that. I could get defrocked or worse for divulging this so keep it to yourself (That's why it's a PM).
Kurt
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
Oldredbarn on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 6:51 pm EDT
I want the ring! I must have the ring. Ich mus die Ring haben! Bitte? :)
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Entoman on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 7:48 pm EDT
Ha! Saying please wont help...:):) BTW - Speaking of BB Rings - That's where Gonzo the Gray is. Back at the great Library of Minas Tirith. In addition to doing esoteric research on bugs, he's also searching out info on the location of the One Ring to rule them all!
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
Taxon on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 7:56 pm EDT
Spence-
Geduld, Heuschrecke. :-)
I want the ring! I must have the ring. Ich muss die Ring haben! Bitte? :)
Geduld, Heuschrecke. :-)
Entoman on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 8:09 pm EDT
:)
"It's not that I find fishing so important, it's just that I find all other endeavors of Man equally unimportant... And not nearly as much fun!" Robert Traver, Anatomy of a Fisherman
Taxon on Oct 31, 2011October 31st, 2011, 8:16 pm EDT
Aaron-
It does appears to be Isonychia, but there are at least (8) Isonychia species recorded from VA, only one of which is I. bicolor. So, I would suggest either being content with referring to it as Isonychia, or following Spence's lead, and referring to it as a White-Gloved Howdy.
I'm thinking it is Isonychia bicolor?
It does appears to be Isonychia, but there are at least (8) Isonychia species recorded from VA, only one of which is I. bicolor. So, I would suggest either being content with referring to it as Isonychia, or following Spence's lead, and referring to it as a White-Gloved Howdy.
Oldredbarn on Nov 1, 2011November 1st, 2011, 5:35 am EDT
Geduld, Heuschrecke. :-)
You are a very , very, funny man, Roger! It is going to be very difficult for me to remove the grin from my face today. I may even forget that the markets are about to crash...Those Greeks and that democracy thing...Who knew?
I guess I'll be forever forbidden from entering those entomological hallowed halls if I keep referring to tarsi as "mitts"...;)
Spence
"Even when my best efforts fail it's a satisfying challenge, and that, after all, is the essence of fly fishing." -Chauncy Lively
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
"Envy not the man who lives beside the river, but the man the river flows through." Joseph T Heywood
Taxon on Nov 1, 2011November 1st, 2011, 9:50 am EDT
Spence-
:-)
:-)
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