Aquatic Larva - Leuctra laura

Moved

Moved from Leuctra.

… tom murray, 4 July, 2008 - 7:54am

Leuctra laura

Pretty sure of the id now, having collected adults where the larvae were earlier. The larva is undescribed, and is easily recognized by the enlarged segments of the cerci (tails). A spring species.

… Donald S. Chandler, 4 July, 2008 - 7:36am

Don

Thanks for the correction. If you could post the picture of the real L sibleyi, that would be nice to see the differences. Moved from Leuctra sibleyi.

… tom murray, 25 April, 2008 - 9:50pm

Leuctra laura maybe

It is the only species for which the larvae are not known, and the original description was based on a specimen from the White Mountains. If I have a good one of sibleyi I will post it. The key is the setation of the cerci, and often when the body is in wonderful focus the cerci are not. Your specimen above is outstanding in the swollen and elongate cercal segments - the other species are much harder to recognize from a photograph.

… Donald S. Chandler, 26 April, 2008 - 7:16am

Leuctra sp.

Just photographed and identified some true L. sibleyi, and they are not this species. As far as I can tell, this larva has never been described, though it is not rare in the White Mountains.

… Donald S. Chandler, 22 April, 2008 - 11:56am

Moved

Moved from Leuctra.

… tom murray, 22 February, 2008 - 8:22pm

Leuctra sibleyi

Was just sorting some White Mountain Leuctra today, and remembered this one as I found L. sibleyi in a number of stream samples.

… Donald S. Chandler, 22 February, 2008 - 8:12pm

Leuctridae: Leuctra sp.

It looks like a beat-up Leuctra (as Andy noted), though I just noticed the cercal segments are really long and thick. Hmmm.

… Donald S. Chandler, 5 May, 2006 - 10:36am

Stonefly

I can't ID farther but it is a stone. The big plates on the back and 2 tails (one of which is broken off) are dead givaways.

… Andy Varsho, 5 May, 2006 - 8:20am

Rolled-winged Stonefly

Thanks for the help Don and Andy.

… tom murray, 5 May, 2006 - 6:49pm