Cream Mays

Mayflies

Caddisflies

Stoneflies

Scientific Names

Match	Scientific Name
	Stenacron
	Stenacron interpunctatum

Like most common names, "Cream May" can refer to more than one taxon. They're previewed below, along with 4 specimens. For more detail click through to the scientific names.

Mayfly Genus Stenacron

These are very rarely called Cream Mays.

The species in this genus were formerly classified in Stenonema. See the genus Maccaffertium for details. Only one species, Stenacron interpunctatum, is important to fly fishermen. See its page for details.

Stenacron interpunctatum (Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Collected June 5, 2005 from in
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Male Stenacron (Light Cahills) Mayfly Dun

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Collected May 27, 2005 from in
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Male Stenacron interpunctatum (Light Cahill) Mayfly Spinner

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Collected June 10, 2005 from in
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Mayfly Species Stenacron interpunctatum

These are very rarely called Cream Mays.

This is the best of the sporadic summer hatches known to anglers as Light Cahills. It was formerly known as Stenonema canadense and is considered by most angling historians as the model for that classic Catskill pattern.

Stenacron interpunctatum (Light Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Collected June 5, 2005 from in
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Female Stenacron interpunctatum (Light Cahill) Mayfly Dun

View 6 PicturesThis is a fairly small late-season female Stenacron dun.