**Mayfly Species Paraleptophlebia praepedita (Mahogany Dun)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Leptophlebiidae (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)

» Genus Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)

» Species praepedita (Mahogany Dun)

Common Names

Match	Common Name
	Mahogany Dun
	American Blue Dun

This species may reinforce hatches of Paraleptophlebia debilis.

Where & When

Regions: East, Midwest

Time Of Year (?): July through October

Preferred Waters: Relatively large, warm trout streams

In Mayflies of Michigan Trout Streams, the Leonards report finding a single male adult of this species in late May. This is outside the range of emergence dates given by Knopp and Cormier in Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera .

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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.

Useful References:

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

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

Leonard, Justin W. and Fannie A. Leonard. 1962. Mayflies of Michigan Trout Streams. Cranbrook Institute of Science.