Artistic view of a Male Pteronarcys californica (Pteronarcyidae) (Giant Salmonfly) Stonefly Adult from the Gallatin River in Montana

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Pteronarcys californica

The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.

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Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva Clostoeca disjuncta (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva

Lateral view of a Clostoeca disjuncta (Limnephilidae) (Northern Caddisfly) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington

This one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.

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Gomphidae Dragonfly Nymph

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Collected January 12, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin

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Collected January 12, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin and added by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

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Davisbugg on Mar 24, 2007March 24th, 2007, 11:03 am EDT

my daughter and i found one of these in the river. she is very cerious can you tellme what they eat or if it will turn into some other bugplease tell me wat we need to do.
thanks,

davisbugg

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Martinlf on Mar 25, 2007March 25th, 2007, 4:11 am EDT

The entomologists here will know more about what it eats, but I believe dragonfly nymphs are carnivorous, and eat other water creatures. To see what it will turn into, use the Google search function at http://www.google.com and search dragonfly insect. I believe you will get pictures of the adult.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell

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Martinlf on Mar 26, 2007March 26th, 2007, 8:02 am EDT

Thanks, David. I did the "clubtail" search and learned a bit more about these bugs.

"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell