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Mayfly Family Siphlonuridae (Gray Drakes)

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Genus in SiphlonuridaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
SiphlonurusGray Drakes03

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These large, slender mayflies have nymphs of the swimming type, like Isonychiidae and Metretopodidae, and they generally inhabit slow water. See Siphlonurus for details -- it is the only genus of known importance to anglers.


Pictures of 22 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Siphlonuridae:

Specimen Page:123
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly NymphSiphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly Nymph View 5 PicturesI photographed this nymph in the middle of molting between one instar (Instar: Many invertebrates molt through dozens of progressively larger and better-developed stages as they grow. Each of these stages is known as an instar. Hard-bodied nymphs typically molt through more instars than soft-bodied larvae.) and the next (not hatching).
Collected May 13, 2007 from the Delaware River in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on May 18, 2007
Specimen Page:123

3 Underwater Pictures of Siphlonuridae Mayflies:

In this picture: Mayfly Genus Siphlonurus (Gray Drakes). From the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York.
Date TakenMay 13, 2007
Date AddedJun 5, 2007
AuthorTroutnut
CameraPENTAX Optio WPi
Several fast-swimming Siphlonurus nymphs blend in very well with the silt in this slow backwater along a trout stream.  In this picture: Mayfly Genus Siphlonurus (Gray Drakes). From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.
Several fast-swimming Siphlonurus nymphs blend in very well with the silt in this slow backwater along a trout stream.

In this picture: Mayfly Genus Siphlonurus (Gray Drakes).
Date TakenMay 15, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
AuthorTroutnut
In this picture: Mayfly Genus Siphlonurus (Gray Drakes). From the Namekagon River in Wisconsin.
Date TakenMay 15, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
AuthorTroutnut

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