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Pdcox has attached these 2 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.
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PdcoxJune 11th, 2020, 10:45 am
Kansas city

Posts: 16
Found Yesterday, western side of the UP in the Porcupine Mountains, 8 AM, clear day, 58 degrees F
TaxonJune 11th, 2020, 11:47 am
Site Editor
Royse City, TX

Posts: 1350
Hi Paul-

I believe this male imago to be Leptophlebia nebulosa.
Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
MartinlfJune 11th, 2020, 1:03 pm
Moderator
Palmyra PA

Posts: 3233
Pretty. I've never seen these. Love the dark edge on the wing.
"He spread them a yard and a half. 'And every one that got away is this big.'"

--Fred Chappell
PdcoxJune 11th, 2020, 1:03 pm
Kansas city

Posts: 16
Yes thank you, I found a picture on the google with the split colored wings
Jmd123June 11th, 2020, 2:20 pm
Oscoda, MI

Posts: 2611
Well now that's different! Bi-colored wings on a mayfly! Thanks for posting, nice photos!

Jonathon
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere...
TroutnutJune 15th, 2020, 10:23 pm
Administrator
Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2737
I agree with Roger.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist

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