**Mayfly Species Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)

» Genus Epeorus (Little Maryatts)

» Species albertae (Pink Lady)

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Pink Lady
	Western Gordon Quill
	Salmon Spinner
	Slate Cream Dun

This is one of the two most common Western species of Epeorus, and its spinner falls can be important.

Where & When

Region: West
Time Of Year (?): July through August
Preferred Waters: Slower than other mountain Epeorus species
Altitude: 5,000 to 6,000 feet

Hatching Behavior

Water Temperature: Warmer than other Western Epeorus species

The Epeorus albertae emergence is usually too sparse to be important.

Spinner Behavior

Time Of Day: Early morning or late afternoon/evening

These are the most fishable events produced by Epeorus albertae.

Nymph Biology

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Jargon Defined:

Emergence: The transformation of a nymph or pupa into the adult winged stage of an insect. The term may refer to the emergence of an individual, or the daily or yearly event in which all individuals of a species emerge.

Spinner: There are two winged stages of adult mayflies. They emerge from the water as duns, molt on land (usually) into their fully mature stage, spinners. As spinners, they mate, lay eggs, and die.

Useful References:

Arbona, Fred Jr. 1989. Mayflies, the Angler, and the Trout. Nick Lyons Books.

Caucci, Al and Nastasi, Bob. 2004. Hatches II. The Lyons Press.

Knopp, Malcolm and Robert Cormier. 1997. Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera . The Lyons Press.

Schwiebert, Ernest G. 1955. Matching the Hatch. MacMillan Publishing Company.

Swisher, Doug and Carl Richards. 2000. Selective Trout. The Lyons Press.

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