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Mayfly Species Caenis amica (Angler's Curse)

Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Caenidae (Angler's Curses)
» Genus Caenis (Angler's Curses)
» Species amica (Angler's Curse)
Common Names
This is the most common Caenis species in our trout streams. It is often found in angling books under a former name, Caenis simulans. Trout occasionally feed on it selectively.  

Where & When

Regions: East, Midwest, West
Time Of Year (?): June through August
This hatch occurs across the country. Fred Arbona reports in Mayflies, the Angler, and the Trout that it precedes the Tricorythodes hatch in the East and Midwest.

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