Aquatic Insects of Central Virginia

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Those Nemourids were genus Prostoia -- possibly Prostoia similis

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The Nemourids I found yesterday at Buck Mt. Creek key out to genus Prostoia .  They're either P. completa or P. similis   At the mom...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Mayflies, Stoneflies, Caddisflies: A real mix today at Buck Mt. Creek

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It was the kind of morning I really enjoy:  sunny, warm (74ยบ!), and the insects were plentiful, varied, and easy to find.  Let's look...
Monday, February 13, 2017

And the latest on I. similis is....

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The nymphs I've been calling Isoperla similis must now be designated " Isoperla similis/pseudosimilis Groups."  Let me cite...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Isoperla season -- and other signs of spring at the Rapidan River

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So I'm about to write up today's entry and thought I'd look again at Beaty's description of Isoperla similis -- quite sur...
Friday, December 30, 2016

The other small winter stonefly -- Paracapnia angulata

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Genus Allocapnia small winter stoneflies are common and plentiful in all of the streams that I visit: this genus isn't.  This is t...
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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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