Landscape & scenery photos from the Ruby River
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
One of five small-medium rainbows I caught on the Ruby despite high water from a recent thundershower.
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
Open country way up in the headwaters of the Ruby near the Gravelly Range road.
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
Headwaters of the Ruby.
Date AddedJul 18, 2019
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
Closeup insects from the Ruby River
Male Rhithrogena hageni (Western Black Quill) Mayfly Spinner
View 14 PicturesAlthough I could not find the preserved specimen to examine under my good new microscope, I'm tentatively calling it one Rhithrogena hageni, based on apparent similarity to this specimen, which I was able to positively ID.
The relative angle of the penes (Penes: The paired genital structures of most male insects, which vary widely in form and are one of the main characteristics used for species identification.) is a bit shallower in this specimen, but I photographed another specimen from the same collecting trip (and I think even the same swarm, although I don't recall for sure) as the other one, and it had the shallower angle seen on this specimen. I'm guessing it's just variation within the species.
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