Mayfly Family Leptophlebiidae (Black Quills and Blue Quills)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Leptophlebiidae (Black Quills and Blue Quills)
| Genus in Leptophlebiidae |  |  |
| LeptophlebiaBlack Quills | 19 | 89 |
| ParaleptophlebiaBlue Quills | 21 | 121 |
8 genera aren't included.
Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
 | Black Quills and Blue Quills |
Leptophlebiidae also contains several genera and species which are never mentioned in fly-fishing literature, either because they are too rare or because they require water too warm for trout.
40 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Leptophlebiidae:
Leptophlebia cupida (Black Quill) Mayfly Dun
View 6 PicturesThis Leptophlebia cupida dun was extremely cooperative, and it molted into a spinner for me in front of the camera. Here I have a few dun pictures and one spinner picture, and I've put the entire molting sequence in an article.
View 6 PicturesThis Leptophlebia cupida dun was extremely cooperative, and it molted into a spinner for me in front of the camera. Here I have a few dun pictures and one spinner picture, and I've put the entire molting sequence in an article.Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 27, 2005
Added May 16, 2006
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) Mayfly Dun
View 14 Pictures
View 14 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Apr 30, 2007
Added May 3, 2007
Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Spinner
View 15 PicturesI wasn't actually fishing the river where I caught this one. I was just scouting, didn't like the look of the water, and as I was walking back to the car this little dun landed on my vest. Why can't they all be so easy to collect?
View 15 PicturesI wasn't actually fishing the river where I caught this one. I was just scouting, didn't like the look of the water, and as I was walking back to the car this little dun landed on my vest. Why can't they all be so easy to collect?Region: Catskills
Collected Sep 8, 2006
Added Oct 4, 2006
2 Streamside Pictures of Leptophlebiidae Mayflies:
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I found this little Paraleptophlebia dun along a Catskill stream, but not enough of her brethren were emerging to get the early-season trout to rise.
In this picture: Mayfly Genus Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills).
In this picture: Mayfly Genus Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills).
After I took this photo, this specimen was swept out of this tiny pool into a riffle downstream, where I swooped it up with my aquarium net and brought it home to photograph. See it up close here.
In this picture: Mayfly Species Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill).
In this picture: Mayfly Species Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill).
Recent Discussions of Leptophlebiidae
Southeast Mayflies 24 Replies »
Posted by DarkDun on Nov 20, 2006 in the species Leptophlebia cupida
Last reply on Mar 4, 2007 by Taxon
This is one of the species that seem to be prevalent in our area of southwest NC. It emerges in March as I recall and again in October on certain streams. I would like to confirm that this next season.
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