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Re: What keeps you Flyfishing?
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This Ephemerella invaria sulphur dun got stuck in its shuck trying to emerge.  This isn't exactly a "natural" pose for a photograph, but it kind of shows what an emerger pattern could look like.
This Ephemerella invaria sulphur dun got stuck in its shuck (
Here's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
Here's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.
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trying to emerge. This isn't exactly a "natural" pose for a photograph, but it kind of shows what an emerger pattern could look like.

In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMay 20, 2007
Date AddedJun 6, 2007
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RegionCatskills
Date TakenOct 7, 2006
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Here's an above-the-water view of a stillborn Ephemerella subvaria dun which I also photographed from below the water.
Here's an above-the-water view of a stillborn (
This stillborn Ephemerella subvaria dun is trapped in its shuck.
This stillborn Ephemerella subvaria dun is trapped in its shuck.
Stillborn: In fly fishing, a stillborn insect is one which got stuck in its nymphal or pupal shuck during emergence and floats helplessly on the surface instead of flying away. It is a specific class of cripple, although it is sometimes used interchangeably with that term.
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Ephemerella subvaria dun which I also photographed from below the water.

In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenApr 19, 2006
Date AddedApr 23, 2006
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RegionPA Limestone
Date TakenMay 26, 2007
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