Mayfly Species Anthopotamus distinctus (Golden Drake)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Potamanthidae (Golden Drakes)
» Genus Anthopotamus (Golden Drakes)
» Species distinctus (Golden Drake)
Common Names
Where & When
Though present in the Midwest, this species is most important in the East, where it constitutes the Golden Drake hatch on the freestone streams of the Catskills and the mountain ranges of Pennsylvania.It typically peaks in Pennsylvania in late June and early July, and in the Catskills a couple weeks later. There dates for this hatch can be unusually variable.
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