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Female Ephemera varia (Yellow Drake) Mayfly Spinner Pictures



 I found this female spinner ovipositing in a small stream. She came along while I was playing a trout -- every good bug seemed to do that last night! I didn't have my bug net, so I caught the trout in my landing net, released the trout, and caught the mayfly in my landing net. Her wing got a bit messed up from that.

This mayfly was collected from Cayuta Creek on July 7th, 2006 and added to Troutnut.com on July 8th, 2006.

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Female Ephemera varia (Yellow Drake) Mayfly Spinner from Cayuta Creek in New York
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Female Ephemera varia (Yellow Drake) Mayfly Spinner from Cayuta Creek in New York
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Surprising Length 3 Replies »
Posted by Taxon on Jul 10, 2006
Last reply on Sep 13, 2006 by GONZO
Not sure who (originally) came up with a 13-16 mm. length range for Ephemera varia spinners, but I'm suspecting each subsequent author must have just parroted it. Your specimen appears to be 19 mm. in length, and there is certainly no doubt concerning its identity.
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