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Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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This is the first of it's family I've seen, collected from a tiny, fishless stream in the Cascades. The three species of this genus all live in the Northwest and are predators that primarily eat stonefly nymphs Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019).
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Sean266 on Sep 6, 2015September 6th, 2015, 9:29 am EDT
I do not know much about mayflies. Can someone help identify the type here? As specific as possible please. I was in Ladysmith VA.
Millcreek on Sep 6, 2015September 6th, 2015, 10:31 am EDT
Sean,
As far as I can tell it's Hexagenia limbata.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/559519
http://bugguide.net/node/view/156628
As far as I can tell it's Hexagenia limbata.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/559519
http://bugguide.net/node/view/156628
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PaulRoberts on Sep 7, 2015September 7th, 2015, 4:51 am EDT
Could it be Anthopotamus (formerly Potamanthus)?
Millcreek on Sep 7, 2015September 7th, 2015, 6:06 am EDT
Paul,
Could be but the eyeball being dark on the bottom and lighter towards the top says Hexagenia as well as the overall coloration being darker.
Could be but the eyeball being dark on the bottom and lighter towards the top says Hexagenia as well as the overall coloration being darker.
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Crepuscular on Sep 8, 2015September 8th, 2015, 10:29 am EDT
PaulRoberts on Sep 8, 2015September 8th, 2015, 1:02 pm EDT
Ah, yes. Sitting on a dark background has likely overexposed the fly.
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