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Redadman	April 24th, 2020, 2:24 am
NEW YORK Posts: 2	This mayfly was observed in the Croton system yesterday. A size 14 maybe. My best guess is drunella cornuta based on photos from this site, but I'm stumped.
Taxon	April 24th, 2020, 4:28 am
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Hi Larry- Welcome aboard. I believe this female subimago to be of genus Leptophlebia. If you lighten the image, the characteristic abdominal banding becomes more apparent.
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
Redadman	April 24th, 2020, 12:49 pm
NEW YORK Posts: 2	Thanks for the quick response. Someone else thought it might be a hendrickson. I've fished this stream for years and never seen this exact coloration.
Martinlf	May 1st, 2020, 5:20 pm
Moderator Palmyra PA Posts: 3233	A little early for drunella? The legs don't look right for drunella, either, I think. And I think the black quill typically has a very short middle tail. Could it be a hennie? What size was it? Oh and pretty photo, by the way. More to consider https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/35362
	"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'" --Fred Chappell

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