Mayfly Species Pseudocloeon propinquum (Blue-Winged Olive)
Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives)
» Genus Pseudocloeon (Blue-Winged Olives)
» Species propinquum (Blue-Winged Olive)
Common Names
| Match | Common Name |
 | Blue-Winged Olive |
 | Iron Blue Quill |
| Little Western Iron-Blue Quill |
 | Little Iron Blue Quill |
| Slate-Winged Olive |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Dun | Blue Winged Olive |
Where & When
Regions: Midwest, WestTime Of Year (?): Main broods in July and October
Nymph Biology
Current Speed: Fast or slow; best in slow
Substrate: Variety; best in weeds
Fred Arbona writes in Mayflies, the Angler, and the Trout that this species is found in many habitats but is only abundant in slow, weedy streams.Substrate: Variety; best in weeds
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