Mayfly Species Leptophlebia johnsoni (Black Quill)
Taxonomic Navigation -?-
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Leptophlebiidae (Black Quills and Blue Quills)
» Genus Leptophlebia (Black Quills)
» Species johnsoni (Black Quill)
Common Names
| Match | Common Name |
 | Black Quill |
 | Whirling Dun |
| Borcher Drake |
 | Black and Olive Dun |
| Western Black Quill |
 | Iron Blue Dun |
| Jenny Spinner |
| Blue Quill Spinner |
| Blue Quill |
| Early Black Quill |
| Blue Dun |
Where & When
Region: EastTime Of Year (?): June
Nymph Biology
In Matching the Hatch, Ernest Schwiebert writes:The nymph ranges freely about the bottom and is a common trout food.
There is little mention of this species elsewhere.
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