EMPHEMEROPTERA

Scientific Name CommonName Emergence Location

Ephemerelia inconstans Chestnut March Smith River

Hendrickson

Epeorus pleuralis Quill Gordon April HF,MF

Paraleptophlebia spp. Blue Quill April HF,MF

Epeorus vftreus Gray-Winged May HF,MF

Yellow Quill

Stenonema vicarium March Brown May HF,MF

Ephemerella dorothea Pale Evening Dun May all

(Sulphur)

Ephemerelia berneri Smith River May Smith River

Hendrickson

Ephemera guttulata Green Drake May all ???

Ephemerella rotunda Light Hendrickson May/June L, T

Stenacron spp. Light Cahill June HF, MF

Isonychia spp. Mahogany Dun June-Sept. MF,L

Tricorythodes spp. Trico Aug/Sept. L

Baetis (complex) Olive Quill anytime all

Drunella spp. ? Blue Winged Olive ??? Jackson River

Serratella spp. ?

Callibaetis spp. Speckled Quill summer/fall ponds

HF = headwater freestone streams

MF = mid-reach freestone streams (medium size)

T = taitwaters

L = alkaline, limestone waters

Courtesy of the New River Valley TV Chapter & Virginia Tech

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