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Mayfly
Family Heptageniidae (
March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons
)
Mayflies
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Taxonomic Navigation
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Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family
Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)
Genus in Heptageniidae
Cinygma
Western Light Cahills
0
0
Cinygmula
Dark Red Quills
0
0
Ecdyonurus
Western Ginger Quills
0
0
Epeorus
Little Maryatts
0
9
Heptagenia
0
0
Ironodes
0
0
Leucrocuta
0
0
Maccaffertium
March Browns and Cahills
0
1
Nixe
0
0
Rhithrogena
0
0
Stenacron
Light Cahills
0
0
Stenonema
0
0
4 genera
(
Anepeorus
,
Macdunnoa
,
Raptoheptagenia
,
Spinadis
)
aren't included.
Common Name
Match
Common Name
March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons
Pictures Below
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This is page 19 of specimens of Heptageniidae. Visit the
main Heptageniidae page
for:
The behavior and habitat of Heptageniidae.
11 underwater pictures of Heptageniidae.
Pictures of 215 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Heptageniidae:
Specimen Page:
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Female
Rhithrogena
Mayfly Spinner
View 3 Pictures
Collected
July 2, 2019
from the
Gallatin River
in
Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on July 18, 2019
Female Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons) Mayfly Dun
View 4 Pictures
Collected
June 5, 2005
from the
Teal River
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on May 24, 2006
Female
Cinygmula
(Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Dun
View 7 Pictures
Collected
July 17, 2011
from the
Gulkana River
in
Alaska
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on July 20, 2011
Cinygmula
(Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Nymph
View 5 Pictures
This nymph was one of several mature
Cinygmula
nymphs collected at the same time as
this female dun
emerged, so they're probably the same species. Unfortunately there aren't species keys for either stage.
Collected
August 4, 2020
from
Green Lake Outlet
in
Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on August 20, 2020
Maccaffertium vicarium
(March Brown) Mayfly Nymph
View 5 Pictures
Collected
January 12, 2004
from
unknown
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Female
Cinygmula
(Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Dun
View 4 Pictures
This female dun emerged from a creek loaded with mature
Cinygmula
nymphs including
this specimen
, so they're probably the same species. Unfortunately there aren't species keys for either stage.
Collected
August 4, 2020
from
Green Lake Outlet
in
Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on August 20, 2020
Female
Leucrocuta hebe
(Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Dun
View 4 Pictures
I found Catskill brown trout eagerly surface feeding to this species.
Collected
August 22, 2004
from the
Beaverkill River
in
New York
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Rhithrogena robusta
Mayfly Spinner
View 2 Pictures
Collected
July 15, 2011
from the
Touchet River
in
Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by
Bnewell
on July 15, 2011
Female
Maccaffertium modestum
(Cream Cahill) Mayfly Spinner
View 3 Pictures
This one was collected in in association with
this male
. It looks quite different, but that's often the case between spinner genders.
Collected
August 5, 2004
from
unknown
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 19, 2006
Female
Leucrocuta hebe
(Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Dun
View 3 Pictures
Collected
July 14, 2004
from
unknown
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
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