Female Leptophlebia (Black Quills) Mayfly Spinner 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)
After poking at it for a while under a microscope with a good scientific key in hand, I'm pretty sure this is either Leptophlebia cupida or Leptophlebia nebulosa. I can't tell which.
This mayfly was collected from the northeastern United States on May 9th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on May 18th, 2007.
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