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Common Names of Minor Trout Stream Insects

Common names are much more confusing than Latin names, because there are usually many names for each bug and many bugs for each name. People like them anyway. Most of these names are better for talking about body colors (like Sulphur) or fly patterns (like Adams) than for discussing actual insect species.
AlderflyAntBackswimmerBeetleBlack FlyCicadaCrane FlyCrayfishCress BugCricketDamselflyDobsonflyDragonflyEarthwormElectric Light BugFishflyGarden HackleGiant Eastern Crane FlyGiant Water BugGiant Water Scavenger BeetleGrasshopperGreen WeevilGreen WormHellgrammiteInchwormJassidLeafhopperLeechLimoniid Crane FlyMidgeMinnowMiteMothNet-Veined MidgePediciid Crane FlyPhantom Crane FlySalamanderScudSculpinSnailSnipe FlySowbugSpiderSticklebackToebiterTreehopperTrue BugTrue FlyWater BoatmanWater PennyWater ScorpionWatersnipe FlyWeevilWorm

This list (like the rest of the site) focuses on American insects, so species from Britain, New Zealand, and elsewhere aren't included.
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