Troutnut.com Fly Fishing for Trout Home
User Password
or register.
Scientific name search:

Mayfly Genus Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)

Taxonomic Navigation -?-
» Genus Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)
Species in ParaleptophlebiaNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
Paraleptophlebia bicornutaMahogany Dun00
Paraleptophlebia debilisMahogany Dun00
Paraleptophlebia falcula00
Paraleptophlebia gregalisBlue Quill00
Paraleptophlebia guttataBlue Quill00
Paraleptophlebia helenaMahogany Dun00
Paraleptophlebia packiiMahogany Dun00
Paraleptophlebia praepeditaMahogany Dun00
Paraleptophlebia sculleni00
Paraleptophlebia strigulaBlue Quill00
Paraleptophlebia vaciva00
Paraleptophlebia zayante00

20 species aren't included.
Common Names
MatchCommon Name
****Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns
***Paraleps
***Blue Quills
***Mahogany Duns
**Slate-Winged Mahogany Duns
*Dark Blue Quills
*Dark Brown Spinners
*Blue-Winged Duns
*Jenny Spinners


Pictures Below ↓

This is page 3 of specimens of Paraleptophlebia. Visit the main Paraleptophlebia page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Paraleptophlebia.

Pictures of 30 Mayfly Specimens in the Genus Paraleptophlebia:

Specimen Page:1234
Male Paraleptophlebia sculleni Mayfly SpinnerMale Paraleptophlebia sculleni Mayfly Spinner View 10 PicturesFor a species not yet reported in my state, I've been surprised to find these in two different locations lately. I was tempted to think they're the more common Paraleptophlebia debilis, but the characteristic big dorsal (Dorsal: Top.) bump on the claspers (
View Full Size
The claspers of this male Hexagenia atrocaudata mayfly spinner are highlighted in green.
The claspers of this male Hexagenia atrocaudata mayfly spinner are highlighted in green.
Clasper: The claspers, also known as forceps, are a pair of appendages beneath the tip of the abdomen of male mayfly adults, which are used to grab onto the female while mating.) just isn't present.
Collected August 4, 2019 from the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 5, 2019
Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly NymphParaleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Nymph View 6 Pictures
Collected March 29, 2005 from Salmon Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 7, 2006
Female Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunFemale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 5 Pictures
Collected June 1, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007
Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly NymphParaleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Nymph View 3 Pictures
Collected March 9, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006
Female Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunFemale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 5 Pictures
Collected May 7, 2005 from the Beaverkill River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 16, 2006
Male Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunMale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 6 Pictures
Collected May 6, 2007 from the Neversink River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 10, 2007
Female Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunFemale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 6 Pictures
Collected September 5, 2006 from the Neversink River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on October 3, 2006
Female Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunFemale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 5 PicturesI hadn't seen an intact adult mayfly to catch all day, when suddenly I saw this Paraleptophlebia dun flying six inches in front of my face and nabbed it with my hand without even thinking. It has some sort of bright debris on it that probably comes from placing it in a transport container that hadn't been cleaned recently enough.
Collected July 28, 2019 from Mystery Creek #250 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 29, 2019
Female Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunFemale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 3 Pictures
Collected May 7, 2005 from the Beaverkill River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 16, 2006
Male Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly DunMale Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns) Mayfly Dun View 7 Pictures
Collected August 11, 2018 from the Big Hole River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 11, 2019
Specimen Page:1234
Top 10 Fly Hatches
BaetisBaetidaeEphemerellidaeHexagenia limbataChironomidaeEphemerella subvariaHeptageniidaeEphemerellaIsonychiaHydropsychidae
Top Gift Shop Designs
I outfish my daddy!Electric blue Hendrickson dun.I love buggers. Big, green, wooly ones.I outfish my husband!Be the trout.
Eat mayflies.
Top Insect Specimens
Baetisca obesa Mayfly NymphCorydalus Hellgrammite LarvaNeophylax Caddisfly AdultPteronarcys biloba Stonefly NymphHydropsyche aenigma Caddisfly Adult
Miscellaneous Sites
Dalton Highway (Haul Road) Corridor Map