Species Leptophlebia cupida - Early Brown Spinner

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Works Cited

Early Brown Spinner - Leptophlebia cupida

Mayfly from 127 Mile - Leptophlebia cupida

early brown skimmer subimago - Leptophlebia cupida - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Furcatergalia

Family Leptophlebiidae (Pronggilled Mayflies)

Genus Leptophlebia

Species cupida (Early Brown Spinner)

Other Common Names

Black Quill

Explanation of Names

Leptophlebia cupida (Say 1823)

Size

8-16 mm

Identification

Rusty red to dark brown, fore legs dark and other legs light, brownish wings, short middle tail, and small hindwing that sticks outward.

Range

across Canada, n. & e. US(1) map(2)

Season

Spring

Works Cited

1.	Mayfly Central

2.	Rohrbeck R. (2004-2014) Flyfishing entomology

Contributed by tom murray on 9 October, 2005 - 6:06pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 December, 2014 - 4:39pm

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