Near French Creek, PA

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Lyrae	May 13th, 2007, 10:12 pm
French Creek, PA Posts: 1	I saw this on my deck this evening. Anyone have any ideas? I only know enough to catch a few fish :) Thanks.
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GONZO	May 13th, 2007, 10:48 pm
"Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876	Lyrae, Cool mayfly! I can't make out some of the details, but from the overall appearance it looks like a female Siphlonurus spinner to me.

Taxon	May 13th, 2007, 11:03 pm
Mercer Island, WA Posts: 483	That was my impression as well, also a female spinner. I'm thinking Siphlonurus alternatus. Don't see any Siphlonurus species listed for PA in my most trusted (national) source. However it's most likely incomplete in that regard.
	Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

GONZO	May 13th, 2007, 11:19 pm
"Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876	Roger, I can confirm that we do have Siphlonurus in PA. I've seen and even fished them on a few streams. Greg Hoover's 2002 survey of PA mayflies lists barbaroides, mirus, quebecensis, rapidus, and typicus as PA species.

Taxon	May 13th, 2007, 11:35 pm
Mercer Island, WA Posts: 483	Gonzo- Well, we seem to be in violent agreement on genus. And after all, identification to species based on a photograph of a female imago is problematic, at best. However, as Konchu has observed, it is fun.
	Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

GONZO	May 13th, 2007, 11:54 pm
"Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 876	Agreed, Roger, it is fun to guess. I was tempted to guess quebecensis, but the only species I can reasonably rule out is mirus.