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This topic is about the Mayfly Species Litobrancha recurvata

This is the largest species of mayfly in North America. Sometimes it appears together with the Hexagenia limbata hatch or the Ephemera guttulata hatch, but in other places it creates excellent action on its own. Read more...

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BeardiusAugust 1st, 2008, 11:57 am
Posts: 18Caucci and Nastasi's comments and other comments above are correct. They are really hardy and impressive nymphs when they near maturity. Litobrancha nymphs prefer fine silty, mucky habitats in streams. They can be abundant in mucky side channels to the main stream. Their emergence occurs over a 5-day span, with the large majority emerging within a 3-day period. Therefore, large emergences are rarely encountered. When they do occur, they can be very impressive.

From my experience collecting and rearing these critters, they have a 2-year life cycle in PA and MD. They increase tremendously in size in their second year. Emergence occurred in late May into early June about a week before that of green drakes (Ephemera guttulata).

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