Ephemerella needhami (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly Nymph Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs)
» Genus Ephemerella (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs)
» Species needhami (Little Dark Hendrickson)
It resembles another specimen from about 1300 miles away in Wisconsin, which I tentatively called Ephemerella needhami. This one has much less prominent abdominal tubercles (
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A few (not all) of the abdominal tubercles on this Ephemerella needhami nymph are circled. They are especially large in this species.
This mayfly was collected from the Catskills on April 19th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com on April 21st, 2006.
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