Mayfly Species Leptophlebia nebulosa (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 nebulosa (Black Quill)
Common Names
| Match | Common Name |
 | Black Quill |
 | Borcher Drake |
| Whirling Dun |
 | Early Black Quill |
| Western Black Quill |
 | Early Brown Spinner |
| Early Brown Quill |
| Black Gnat |
| Early Black Quill |
Where & When
Regions: East, Midwest, West
Time Of Year (?): Early May through mid-June in Michigan; unknown elsewhere
This widely distributed but uncommon species generally hatches earlier than Leptophlebia cupida and is even more attracted to slow water.Time Of Year (?): Early May through mid-June in Michigan; unknown elsewhere
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