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Theliopsyche (Little Brown-Green Sedges) Little Brown Sedge Adult Pictures
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Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
This one has a neat iridescent sheen to its wings.
See the discussion for details on this fly's tentative ID.
This little brown sedge was collected from Mystery Creek #42 on May 28th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on June 4th, 2007.
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Chimarra 11 Replies »
Jason-
That would be Chimarra, most likely C. aterrima, but it could also be either C. obscura or C. socia. Based on that neat black egg mass visible in the ventral view photo, it would also appear that it's a female.
ReplyThat would be Chimarra, most likely C. aterrima, but it could also be either C. obscura or C. socia. Based on that neat black egg mass visible in the ventral view photo, it would also appear that it's a female.
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