Leptophlebia cupida (Black Quill) Mayfly Nymph Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Leptophlebiidae (Black Quills and Blue Quills)
» Genus Leptophlebia (Black Quills)
» Species cupida (Black Quill)
I'm trying to try a similar specimen link to the next specimen and see how that works.
This mayfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on February 4th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.
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 | Leptophlebia NymphStarring: Leptophlebia cupida Mayfly Nymph Shot: Feb 2, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| In angling books, Leptophlebia mayfly nymphs have a reputation as poor swimmers. In reality, they're very adept swimmers, much moreso than most other mayfly nymphs categorized as "crawlers." |
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