**Mayfly Species Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

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

» Genus Maccaffertium (March Browns and Cahills)

» Species modestum (Cream Cahill)

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Cream Cahill

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Where & When

Regions: East, Midwest

Time Of Year (?): Early June through mid-August

Preferred Waters: Medium to large streams

The Leonards in Mayflies of Michigan Trout Streams say that this species is very
abundant in parts of Michigan, and the same probably holds true elsewhere in its widespread range.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Mid-afternoon

Pictures of 7 Mayfly Specimens in the Species Maccaffertium modestum:

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Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Collected January 19, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Male Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill) Mayfly Dun

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Collected June 4, 2005 from the Teal River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 24, 2006

Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill) Mayfly Nymph

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Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

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Mayfly Species Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill)

Where & When

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**Mayfly Species Maccaffertium modestum (Cream Cahill)**