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Ephemerella sp.
restored Indiana prairie with marshy wetlands
Mayflies have two adult stages. They first emerge from the water as duns (scientifically known as the subimago stage). They then molt into the spinner (imago) stage, in which they mate and die.
Spotted on Apr 1, 2012
Submitted on Apr 4, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction beallburton. There is a mayfly with the common name pale morning dun but it doesn't occur in the eastern US.
cool!
As a fly-fisherman, I'd match that mayfly with a pattern called a PMD (pale morning dun). What that means in terms of his scientific name, I don't know.