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Arthropod Class Insecta (Insects)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

Order in Insecta
ColeopteraBeetles	0	1
DipteraTrue Flies	0	9
EphemeropteraMayflies	0	67
HemipteraTrue Bugs	0	7
HymenopteraAnts, Bees, and Wasps	0	0
LepidopteraMoths	0	0
MegalopteraHellgrammites, Dobsonflies, and Alderflies	0	0
Odonata-AnisopteraDragonflies	0	0
Odonata-ZygopteraDamselflies	0	0
OrthopteraGrasshoppers and Crickets	0	0
PlecopteraStoneflies	0	6
Psocodea	0	0
TrichopteraCaddisflies	0	55

1 order isn't included.

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This is page 5 of specimens of Insecta. Visit the main Insecta page for:

The behavior and habitat of Insecta.
114 underwater pictures of Insecta.

Pictures of 1229 Insect Specimens:

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Female Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly Dun

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Collected June 14, 2005 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 26, 2006

Male Stenacron (Light Cahills) Mayfly Dun

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Collected May 27, 2005 from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 22, 2006

Ameletus ludens (Brown Dun) Mayfly Nymph

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Collected March 29, 2005 from Salmon Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 7, 2006

Paragnetina media (Embossed Stonefly) Stonefly Larva

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Collected March 30, 2007 from Fall Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2, 2007

Pteronarcys dorsata (Giant Black Stonefly) Stonefly Nymph

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Collected February 7, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Brachycentrus (Grannoms) Caddisfly Pupa

View 10 PicturesThe green blob contained in this case is a pupa in the early stages of transformation from larva to the final stage we generally picture and imitate. This specimen and several like it were fixed to a rock I picked up, and each one had the front of its case sealed off, protecting the helpless pupa from predation. It's neat to see the insect part-way through such a radical transformation.

It was very hard to extract this thing from its case, so there's a bit of extra goo near the head from where I accidentally punctured it.

Collected April 14, 2007 from Cayuta Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 22, 2007

Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

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Collected March 30, 2007 from Fall Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 2, 2007

Rhyacophila fuscula (Green Sedge) Caddisfly Larva

View 11 PicturesI collected this larva and several like it from the same stream and on the same day as this pupa. I suspect they're the same species.

Collected June 5, 2005 from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 25, 2006

Rhyacophila (Green Sedges) Caddisfly Pupa

View 11 PicturesI collected this pupa and several like it from the same stream and on the same day as this larva. I suspect they're the same species. Every pupa I collected was in a brown casing like the one shown in one of the pictures below. I cut this pupa out of its case after a picture so you can see more details. It is close to but not fully developed.

Collected June 5, 2005 from the Long Lake Branch of the White River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 25, 2006

Male Drunella cornuta (Large Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun

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Collected May 29, 2007 from Brodhead Creek in Pennsylvania
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4, 2007

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Jargon Defined:

Larva: Many classes of aquatic insects, such as caddisflies, midges, craneflies, dobsonflies, alderflies, and many more, are known as "larvae" rather than "nymphs" in their juvenile stages. They have mostly soft bodies rather than hard exoskeletons. These insects also advance through a "pupa" stage before reaching adulthood.

Pupa: Any insect which spends most of its juvenile lifetime as a larva first becomes a pupa for a time before emerging as a fully grown adult. Depending on the species, the pupal form can be very important for fly fishermen to imitate.