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The Specimen
Chloroperlidae (Little Yellows and Little Greens) Stonefly Adult
View 6 PicturesThis specimen was completely green when I collected it from among many others gathered on a midstream rock along with their nymphal shucks (
Shuck: The shed exoskeleton left over when an insect molts into its next stage or instar. Most often it describes the last nymphal or pupal skin exited during emergence into a winged adult.) early in the morning. There was also a yellow one with them, which I assumed was a different species. Now that I've seen how this one started changing from green to yellow, I have to wonder if they weren't the same species and the yellow one was just older.
View 6 PicturesThis specimen was completely green when I collected it from among many others gathered on a midstream rock along with their nymphal shucks (
View Full SizeHere's an underwater view of the pupal shucks of several already-emerged Brachycentrus numerosus caddisflies.
Region: Poconos
Collected May 29, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
The Discussion
| Taxon | June 5th, 2007, 11:31 pm | |
| Mercer Island, WA Posts: 484 | Oops, misplaced post. | |
| Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com | ||
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