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Species Ametropus ammophilus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Pisciforma

Family Ametropodidae (Sand Minnows)

Genus Ametropus

Species ammophilus (Ametropus ammophilus)

Explanation of Names

Ametropus ammophilus Allen & Edmunds 1976

Size

body length: adult 25-26 mm, nymph 22-24 mm

Range

Pacific Northwest (sw. OR to northern Cascades of WA, east to w. MT) map(1)

Works Cited

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

Contributed by Greg Courtney on 27 February, 2014 - 10:59am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 15 December, 2014 - 4:10pm

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