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Mayfly Family Isonychiidae (Slate Drakes)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Isonychiidae (Slate Drakes)
Genus in IsonychiidaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
IsonychiaSlate Drakes20105
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***Slate Drakes
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This is page 2 of specimens of Isonychiidae. Visit the main Isonychiidae page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Isonychiidae.
  • 5 streamside pictures of Isonychiidae.

20 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Isonychiidae:

Specimen Page:123
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 7 PicturesThis Isonychia bicolor nymph from the Catskills displays the prominent white stripe sometimes characteristic of its species. This is the first such specimen I've photographed, because members of the same species in the Upper Midwest have a more subdued stripe (and were once thought to be a different species, Isonychia sadleri). The striking coloration on this eastern nymph is more appealing.
Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 21, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunView 6 PicturesThis is a naturally crippled female Isonychia bicolor dun. One of her main wings came out as a deformed, crumpled yellow object. I found her flopped over on her side struggling on the surface of a small stream.
Region: Northeast
Collected Aug 22, 2006
Added Aug 24, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 2 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 19, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunView 6 PicturesI thought this dun was worth photographing, even though she's in pretty bad shape, because she shows something I haven't seen in Isonychia elsewhere. The bright stripe down the back which is normally present only in the nymph carried over to the dun in this one.
Region: PA Limestone
Collected May 26, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 5 Pictures
Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 21, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly DunView 3 Pictures
Region: Catskills
Collected Sep 2, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 5 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 3 Pictures
Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 1, 2007
Added Apr 3, 2007
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 3 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 18, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 4 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Feb 7, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Specimen Page:123
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