Medium Browns and Yellows
This common name refers to only one family.
Stonefly Family Perlodidae
These are often called Medium Browns and Yellows.
This is a very common stonefly family. Most are brown, olive, or yellow in color.
Arcynopteryx compacta Stonefly Nymph
View 11 PicturesThis large Perlodidae stonefly was a strikingly bright yellow color, moreso than any other insect I've seen. I didn't enhance it much. I tried identifying its genus and came up with Arcynopteryx, which lives a couple thousand miles from where I collected this one, so I'm stuck.
View 11 PicturesThis large Perlodidae stonefly was a strikingly bright yellow color, moreso than any other insect I've seen. I didn't enhance it much. I tried identifying its genus and came up with Arcynopteryx, which lives a couple thousand miles from where I collected this one, so I'm stuck.Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 22, 2006
Isoperla (Yellow Sallies) Stonefly Adult
View 10 PicturesSeveral stoneflies of this species were flying around a small stream last night. I tied on a brown drake imitation of about the right size/color to approximate these stones, and was rewarded with a hard-fighting 17-inch brown trout.
View 10 PicturesSeveral stoneflies of this species were flying around a small stream last night. I tied on a brown drake imitation of about the right size/color to approximate these stones, and was rewarded with a hard-fighting 17-inch brown trout.Region: Northeast
Collected Jul 7, 2006
Added Jul 8, 2006
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