Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
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» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
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Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
| Mayflies |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Nymph | Hare's Ear |
| Nymph | Pheasant Tail |
| Nymph | RS2 |
| Dun | Adams |
| Dun | CDC Comparadun |
| Dun | Sparkle Dun |
| Spinner | AK's Spinner |
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516 Mayfly Specimens:
Ephemerella septentrionalis Mayfly Dun
View 10 PicturesI'm pretty sure this dun belongs to septentrionalis, because her legs are just too long for invaria. I know that species is in this system because I collected several nymphs some miles downstream.
This really pretty mayfly was in kind of bad shape when I found it crippled on the surface, and bouncing around in my container with a bunch of green drakes didn't help.
View 10 PicturesI'm pretty sure this dun belongs to septentrionalis, because her legs are just too long for invaria. I know that species is in this system because I collected several nymphs some miles downstream.This really pretty mayfly was in kind of bad shape when I found it crippled on the surface, and bouncing around in my container with a bunch of green drakes didn't help.
Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 1, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly Spinner
View 11 PicturesI collected this beautiful male Hendrickson specimen as a dun, along with a female Hendrickson from the same hatch. Both molted into spinners in my house within a couple of days.
View 11 PicturesI collected this beautiful male Hendrickson specimen as a dun, along with a female Hendrickson from the same hatch. Both molted into spinners in my house within a couple of days.Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 23, 2007
Added Apr 25, 2007
Eurylophella temporalis (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly Nymph
View 9 Pictures
View 9 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 5, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Ephemerella needhami (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Dun
View 7 PicturesSee the comments for an interesting discussion of the identification of this dun.
View 7 PicturesSee the comments for an interesting discussion of the identification of this dun.Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 1, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly Dun
View 8 PicturesThis dun of a fairly large Baetidae species was one of only a couple I saw all evening.
View 8 PicturesThis dun of a fairly large Baetidae species was one of only a couple I saw all evening.Region: Northeast
Collected Aug 24, 2006
Added Aug 27, 2006
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Spinner
View 10 Pictures
View 10 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 2, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur) Mayfly Spinner
View 12 Pictures
View 12 PicturesRegion: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 3, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Nymph
View 7 PicturesThis Isonychia bicolor nymph from the Catskills displays the prominent white stripe sometimes characteristic of its species. This is the first such specimen I've photographed, because members of the same species in the Upper Midwest have a more subdued stripe (and were once thought to be a different species, Isonychia sadleri). The striking coloration on this eastern nymph is more appealing.
View 7 PicturesThis Isonychia bicolor nymph from the Catskills displays the prominent white stripe sometimes characteristic of its species. This is the first such specimen I've photographed, because members of the same species in the Upper Midwest have a more subdued stripe (and were once thought to be a different species, Isonychia sadleri). The striking coloration on this eastern nymph is more appealing.Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 21, 2006
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) Mayfly Dun
View 14 Pictures
View 14 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Apr 30, 2007
Added May 3, 2007
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 9 Pictures
View 9 PicturesRegion: Catskills
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
