Cool Perlid

The Specimen

View 11 PicturesI caught this female during her egg-laying flight.

Collected June 7, 2007 from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by on June 8, 2007

Troutnut	June 8th, 2007, 3:12 pm
The Admin Fairbanks, AK Posts: 2021	The dark abdomen on this one is pretty striking. Does anyone know what species this is?
	Jason Neuswanger The Troutnut

GONZO	June 8th, 2007, 3:26 pm
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 1636	I probably shouldn't say anything after blowing that Paragnetina/Acroneuria ID, but I seem to recall that those black bands on the underside of the thorax are indicative of Agnetina.

Myersl	April 7th, 2010, 10:20 am
Plattsburgh, NY Posts: 5	Beautiful picture, this is a female of a Helopicus subvarians
	myersl

GONZO	April 7th, 2010, 11:56 am
Site Editor "Bear Swamp," PA Posts: 1636	Nice catch, Luke. Thanks for correcting the identity of this "cool perlodid." I wasn't very familiar with the Perlodini "springflies" when I made the earlier comment. While we're on the subject, do you recognize this one? http://www.troutnut.com/specimen/488 (Hint for those playing along: it's not Cultus or Arcynopteryx.)

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