Aquatic Insects of Central Virginia

Thursday, August 13, 2015

But a few nice photos -- up to the Rapidan River

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It's not the best time of year for finding nice insects in Virginia.  Still, I could not not go some place this morning: low humidit...
Monday, August 10, 2015

And the spiny crawler nymph was Ephemerella aurivillii, the "Pale Morning Dun"

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They covered the rocks in Rock Creek, and for very good reason.  The "Pale Morning Dun" hatch is the mayfly hatch at this time...

B. appalachia's Western cousin: B. occidentalis

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The Brachentrid (humpless case-maker) that I commonly find at the Rapidan River is the one in the photo above -- Brachycentrus appalachia...
Sunday, August 9, 2015

Montana, 2015: some old some new

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Another wonderful trip to Montana.  We fish out of Missoula, floating -- this year -- the Blackfoot River, the Upper and Lower Clark Ri...
Thursday, July 16, 2015

Photos from the Moormans

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Just a few photos from a trip to the Moormans this morning.  In this photo, a flatheaded mayfly that we see quite a lot in the summer: ...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Maccaffertium ithaca: the flatheaded nymph of the moment

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While I've made my way out to some streams, I haven't posted an entry since the photos I've taken just aren't that good. ...
Saturday, June 20, 2015

Revised EPT List, and yes, those nymphs were Acroneuria evoluta

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Still sweating it out -- literally! -- in central Virginia, and it's supposed to be hotter next week. Steven Beaty has conf...
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Professor of Chinese Religions at Dartmouth College, 1976-2006. Avid fly fisherman who developed an interest in benthic macroinvertebrates while volunteering with StreamWatch in Charlottesville. For more of his photos, go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquaticinsects_of_central_virginia/sets/.
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