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Mayfly
Species
Leptophlebia
cupida
(
Borcher Drake
)
Mayflies
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Kingdom
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» Phylum
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» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family
Leptophlebiidae (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)
» Genus
Leptophlebia
(Black Quills and Blue Quills)
» Species
cupida
(Borcher Drake)
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Pictures Below
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This is page 2 of specimens of
Leptophlebia cupida
. Visit the
main
Leptophlebia cupida
page
for:
The behavior and habitat of
Leptophlebia cupida
.
Pictures of 17 Mayfly Specimens in the Species
Leptophlebia cupida
:
Specimen Page:
1
2
3
Female
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Spinner
View 7 Pictures
Collected
May 28, 2005
from the
Namekagon River
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on May 24, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 5 Pictures
Collected
March 1, 2004
from the
West Fork of the Chippewa River, Headwaters
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 4 Pictures
This one survived several days in an aquarium before being photographed.
Leptophlebia cupida
is known as a durable species.
I'm trying to try a similar specimen (
link to the
next
specimen
) and see how that works.
Collected
February 4, 2004
from the
Namekagon River
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 4 Pictures
Collected
March 1, 2004
from the
West Fork of the Chippewa River, Headwaters
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 3 Pictures
Collected
March 1, 2004
from
unknown
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 5 Pictures
Collected
February 5, 2004
from the
Namekagon River
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 3 Pictures
Collected
February 5, 2004
from the
Bois Brule River
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 3 Pictures
Collected
March 1, 2004
from the
West Fork of the Chippewa River, Headwaters
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 2 Pictures
Collected
March 1, 2004
from the
West Fork of the Chippewa River, Headwaters
in
Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by
Troutnut
on January 25, 2006
Leptophlebia cupida
(Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph
View 2 Pictures
Collected
June 29, 2007
from
Dog Lake
in
Montana
Added to Troutnut.com by
Bnewell
on June 26, 2011
Specimen Page:
1
2
3
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