Landscape & scenery photos from the Ruby River
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Open country way up in the headwaters of the Ruby near the Gravelly Range road.
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
One of five small-medium rainbows I caught on the Ruby despite high water from a recent thundershower.
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Closeup insects from the Ruby River
Male Rhithrogena hageni (Western Black Quill) Mayfly Spinner
View 14 PicturesAlthough I could not find the preserved specimen to examine under my good new microscope, I'm tentatively calling it one Rhithrogena hageni, based on apparent similarity to this specimen, which I was able to positively ID.
The relative angle of the penes (Penes: The paired genital structures of most male insects, which vary widely in form and are one of the main characteristics used for species identification.) is a bit shallower in this specimen, but I photographed another specimen from the same collecting trip (and I think even the same swarm, although I don't recall for sure) as the other one, and it had the shallower angle seen on this specimen. I'm guessing it's just variation within the species.
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