Mayfly Species Epeorus deceptivus

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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 deceptivus

This species is very similar to Epeorus albertae and they often occur together. This species is not as common or important.

Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): July through early October

Preferred Waters: Fast, cold, mid-size rivers

Altitude: Above 5,000 feet

Hatching Behavior

Habitat: Slow water near the nymphs' fast-water habitat

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Jargon Defined:

Nymphs: The juvenile, underwater stages of mayflies, stoneflies, dragonflies, and damselflies and other aquatic insects whose juvenile stages are covered by hard exoskeletons. The word can also refer to the fishing flies which imitate these creatures, in which case it is used as a blanket term for flies imitating any underwater stage of an invertebrate (except for crayfish and leeches).

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.

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