**Mayfly Species Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill)**

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Leptophlebiidae (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)

» Genus Neoleptophlebia

» Species heteronea (Blue Quill)

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Blue Quill

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This species is the primary spring emerging Paraleptophlebia throughout the western region. Outside of California and parts of Oregon, if you run into a little blue winged brown bodied fly with three tails in the spring, it's probably this.

Where & When

Region: West

Time Of Year (?): Spring or early summer

Preferred Waters: Rivers of all speeds and sizes

I collected one specimen on the Madison River, Montana on July 1st.

Hatching Behavior

Time Of Day (?): Afternoon

Pictures of 5 Mayfly Specimens in the Species Neoleptophlebia heteronea:

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Male Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill) Mayfly Spinner

View 12 PicturesI keyed this one out to species on the microscope because it was too small for the genitalia to show the distinguishing characteristics in the images here.

Collected July 1, 2019 from the Madison River in Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 18, 2019

Male Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill) Mayfly Adult

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Collected May 16, 2012 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on May 18, 2012

Male Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill) Mayfly Spinner

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Collected June 5, 2011 from the Touchet River in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Bnewell on June 26, 2011

Specimen Page:12

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Mayfly Species Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill)

Where & When

Hatching Behavior

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**Mayfly Species Neoleptophlebia heteronea (Blue Quill)**