Salmonflies
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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This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
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This specimen seems to be of the same species as a dun I photographed which emerged from another nymph in the same sample.
Taxon on Jun 5, 2007June 5th, 2007, 9:52 am EDT
Maccaffertium is a Latinized version of the name of the world-renowned mayfly systematist, W. Patrick McCafferty. And, mediopunctatum is constructed from roots of medi- meaning middle, and punct- meaning point, so I assume this species has some distinctive feature midpoint in its anatomy. Assuming my logic is valid, perhaps someone else can tell you what the feature is.
The distribution of this species is confined to the states and provinces lying east of the N. American continental divide.
The distribution of this species is confined to the states and provinces lying east of the N. American continental divide.
Quillgordon on Jun 5, 2007June 5th, 2007, 11:37 am EDT
Taxon,
OK....... I understood the Maccaffertium, but didn't get the 'mediopunctatum' ending. I had two years of German, but no Latin.
This one has a mark down the center of its back( dorsal), maybe that has some relevenance. I don't recall that particular marking on my specimens, but they have those distinctive markings on the belly(ventral side). I find those markings very interesting.
John...
OK....... I understood the Maccaffertium, but didn't get the 'mediopunctatum' ending. I had two years of German, but no Latin.
This one has a mark down the center of its back( dorsal), maybe that has some relevenance. I don't recall that particular marking on my specimens, but they have those distinctive markings on the belly(ventral side). I find those markings very interesting.
John...
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