Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Pronggilled Mayflies (Leptophlebiidae) » Leptophlebia » Early Brown Spinner (Leptophlebia cupida)
Photo#17553
Mayfly - Leptophlebia cupida - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Mayfly - Leptophlebia cupida - Male
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 15, 2005
Size: 15mm
Contributed by tom murray on 17 May, 2005 - 10:23pm
Last updated 9 October, 2005 - 6:16pm

Black Quill
Very nice photo.
Family: Leptophlebidae
Genus: Leptophlebia
Species: (likely) cupida
Life stage: subimago
Sex: male
Common name: Black Quill

Middle tail is much weaker, and slightly less than half as long as the outer two. Fore legs are dark, middle and hind legs are light.

www.FlyfishingEntomology.com
… Roger Rohrbeck, 9 October, 2005 - 4:20pm

 
Thanks
for all the info Roger. I checked your site, and you have lots of great immages of the nymphs. If I ever get nymph pictures, I'll know where to go to ID them.
… tom murray, 9 October, 2005 - 6:21pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo