**Mayfly Genus Paraleptophlebia (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 Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills)

Species in Paraleptophlebia
Paraleptophlebia adoptivaBlue Quill	1	15
Paraleptophlebia bicornutaBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia debilisBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia gregalisBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia guttataBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia helenaBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia heteroneaBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia memorialisBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia mollisBlue Quill	1	6
Paraleptophlebia packiBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia praepeditaBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia strigulaBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia temporalisBlue Quill	0	0
Paraleptophlebia vacivaBlue Quill	0	0

25 species aren't included.

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Blue Quills
	Mahogany Duns
	Paraleps
	Slate-Winged Mahogany Duns
	Jenny Spinners
	Dark Brown Spinners
	Blue-Winged Duns
	Dark Blue Quills

Pictures Below ↓

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

The behavior and habitat of Paraleptophlebia.
2 streamside pictures of Paraleptophlebia.

21 Mayfly Specimens in the Genus Paraleptophlebia:

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Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Nymph

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Region: Upper Midwest

Collected Mar 9, 2004

Added Jan 25, 2006

Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Nymph

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Region: Upper Midwest

Collected Mar 9, 2004

Added Jan 25, 2006

Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Nymph

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Region: Upper Midwest

Collected Feb 7, 2004

Added Jan 25, 2006

Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Nymph

View 4 PicturesLooking at this one under the microscope, I noted that is has untracheated gills which fork 1/3 of the way from the base and postero-lateral (Lateral: To the side.) spines on abdominal segment 9

Region: Upper Midwest

Collected Feb 7, 2004

Added Jan 25, 2006

Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly Nymph