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

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

Dorsal view of a Ephemerella mucronata (Ephemerellidae) Mayfly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This is an interesting one. Following the keys in Merritt R.W., Cummins, K.W., and Berg, M.B. (2019) and Jacobus et al. (2014), it keys clearly to Ephemerella. Jacobus et al provide a key to species, but some of the characteristics are tricky to interpret without illustrations. If I didn't make any mistakes, this one keys to Ephemerella mucronata, which has not previously been reported any closer to here than Montana and Alberta. The main character seems to fit well: "Abdominal terga with prominent, paired, subparallel, spiculate ridges." Several illustrations or descriptions of this holarctic species from the US and Europe seem to match, including the body length, tarsal claws and denticles, labial palp, and gill shapes. These sources include including Richard Allen's original description of this species in North America under the now-defunct name E. moffatae in Allen RK (1977) and the figures in this description of the species in Italy.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Pdcox has attached these 2 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.
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Pdcox on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 6:45 am EDT
Found Yesterday, western side of the UP in the Porcupine Mountains, 8 AM, clear day, 58 degrees F
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Taxon on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 7:47 am EDT
Hi Paul-

I believe this male imago to be Leptophlebia nebulosa.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
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Martinlf on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 9:03 am EDT
Pretty. I've never seen these. Love the dark edge on the wing.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
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Pdcox on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 9:03 am EDT
Yes thank you, I found a picture on the google with the split colored wings
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Jmd123 on Jun 11, 2020June 11th, 2020, 10:20 am EDT
Well now that's different! Bi-colored wings on a mayfly! Thanks for posting, nice photos!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
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Troutnut on Jun 15, 2020June 15th, 2020, 6:23 pm EDT
I agree with Roger.
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