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Rhithrogena impersonata (Dark Red Quill) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)
» Genus Rhithrogena
» Species impersonata (Dark Red Quill)
 This specimen shows one of two distinct color types of Rhithrogena impersonata nymphs. This type is very reddish, especially in the gills, and it was formerly in its own species called Rhithrogena sanguinea.

This mayfly was collected from the Upper Midwest on June 5th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com on May 25th, 2006.

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