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Siphloplecton basale (Pseudo-Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Metretopodidae (Pseudo-Gray Drakes)
» Genus Siphloplecton (Pseudo-Gray Drakes)
» Species basale (Pseudo-Gray Drake)
 This nymph has double front tarsal claws (Tarsal claw: The claws at the tip of the tarsus, on an insect's "foot.") and double gills on the first three abdominal segments.

This mayfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on March 1st, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

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