Leptophlebia cupida (Borcher Drake) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Leptophlebiidae (Blue Quills and Mahogany Duns)

» Genus Leptophlebia (Black Quills and Blue Quills)

» Species cupida (Borcher Drake)

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.

This mayfly was collected from the Namekagon River on February 4th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.

Video Clip

Leptophlebia Nymph

Starring: Leptophlebia cupida Mayfly Nymph

In angling books, Leptophlebia mayfly nymphs have a reputation as poor swimmers. In reality, they're very adept swimmers, much moreso than most other mayfly nymphs categorized as "crawlers."

StateWisconsin

LocationNamekagon River

Date ShotFeb 2, 2004

Date AddedMar 31, 2006

AuthorTroutnut

CameraOlympus C740UZ