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Mayfly Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)

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» Family Heptageniidae (March Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons)
Genus in HeptageniidaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
CinygmaWestern Light Cahills00
CinygmulaDark Red Quills00
EcdyonurusWestern Ginger Quills00
EpeorusLittle Maryatts09
Heptagenia00
Ironodes00
Leucrocuta00
MaccaffertiumMarch Browns and Cahills01
Nixe00
Rhithrogena00
StenacronLight Cahills00
Stenonema00

4 genera aren't included.
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Pictures Below

This is page 19 of specimens of Heptageniidae. Visit the main Heptageniidae page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Heptageniidae.
  • 11 underwater pictures of Heptageniidae.

Pictures of 215 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Heptageniidae:

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Male Heptagenia culacantha Mayfly DunMale Heptagenia culacantha  Mayfly Dun View 3 PicturesHyun Kounne generously provided photos of the striking, hard-to-find Heptagenia culacantha from the mainstem Delaware River. She mentioned it was one of maybe half a dozen she saw on the water that day.
Collected June 3, 2017 from the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on December 5, 2019
Female Rhithrogena Mayfly SpinnerFemale Rhithrogena  Mayfly Spinner View 3 Pictures
Collected July 2, 2019 from the Gallatin River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 18, 2019
Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly NymphCinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Nymph View 5 PicturesThis nymph was one of several mature Cinygmula nymphs collected at the same time as this female dun emerged, so they're probably the same species. Unfortunately there aren't species keys for either stage.
Collected August 4, 2020 from Green Lake Outlet in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 20, 2020
Female Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly DunFemale Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills) Mayfly Dun View 4 PicturesThis female dun emerged from a creek loaded with mature Cinygmula nymphs including this specimen, so they're probably the same species. Unfortunately there aren't species keys for either stage.
Collected August 4, 2020 from Green Lake Outlet in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 20, 2020
Male Rhithrogena virilis Mayfly SpinnerMale Rhithrogena virilis  Mayfly Spinner View 8 PicturesI'm guessing this is Rhithrogena virilis based on resemblance to a similar specimen collected last year.
Collected June 16, 2018 from the South Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 23, 2018
Rhithrogena robusta Mayfly SpinnerRhithrogena robusta  Mayfly Spinner View 2 Pictures
Collected July 15, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on July 15, 2011
Female Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly DunFemale Leucrocuta hebe (Little Yellow Quill) Mayfly Dun View 4 PicturesI found Catskill brown trout eagerly surface feeding to this species.
Collected August 22, 2004 from the Beaverkill River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006
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