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Checklist of North American aquatic (and semi-aquatic) insects |
Coleoptera (Aquatic Beetle) |
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Taxa Dictionary for Aquatic Insects |
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Recommended Books |
Updated Taxonomy for |
Aquatic Insects of California by Usinger |
Caddisflies by LaFontaine |
Hatches II by Caucci/Nastasi |
Mayflies by Arbona |
Mayflies by Knopp/Cormier |
Mayflies of MI by Leonard/Leonard |
Nymphs by Schwiebert |
Selective Trout by Swisher/Richards |
Stoneflies by Richards/Swisher/Arbona |
The Biology Of Mayflies by
Needham/Traver/Hsu |
The Caddisfly Handbook by
Pobst/Richards |
The Hatches Made Simple by Meck |
The Mayflies Of Florida by
Berner/Pescador |
The Mayflies, or Ephemeroptera, of Illinois by B. D. Burks |
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Detailed
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Aquatic Insect Genera (for
Pacific NW) - linked to family, genus, species detailed descriptions |
PNW Beetles |
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N. American Mayfly Species Query |
Acentrella |
Acerpenna |
Ameletus |
Anafroptilum |
Anthopotamus |
Attenella |
Baetis |
Baetisca |
Brachycercus |
Caenis |
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Cinygma |
Cinygmula |
Dannella |
Diphetor |
Drunella |
Ecdyonurus |
Epeorus |
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Ephemerella |
Ephoron |
Eurylophella |
Heptagenia |
Heterocloeon |
Hexagenia |
Ironodes |
Isonychia |
Leptophlebia |
Leucrocuta |
Litobrancha |
Maccaffertium |
Metretopus |
Paraleptophlebia |
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Pseudocloeon |
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Teloganopsis |
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Italian Mayfly Distribution |
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Japanese Mayfly Distribution |
S. American
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WA Stream (macro-invertebrate) Life |
WA Hatch (aquatic
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Articles (by author of site)
appearing in Hatches Magazine |
The Hendrickson Hatch -
Spring, 2005 |
Adult Mayfly Identification - January, 2006 |
Entomology Bookcase - December, 2006 |
Responses to (Email and Forum) Questions |
BC
Aquatic Insect 6/23/07 * |
SE MN Mayfly Hatch Density Decline 2/16/07 * |
Hex 1/21/07 * |
Vermont Mayfly 12/5/06 |
Oregon Caddisfly ID
11/16/06 * |
Ephemera danica 10/5/06 |
Italian "Arenanna" Mayfly
8/29/06 |
Wyoming Stonefly
7/4/06 * |
Caddis/Entomology 5/27/06 * |
Florida
Caddisfly 5/22/06 * |
Giant Black
Stoneflies 5/12/06 * |
Maine
Mystery Species 5/7/06 * |
Maine
Mayfly 5/6/06 * |
Mayfly Sighting 5/2/06 * |
Dun vs. Spinner 5/2/06 * |
Mayfly ID
3/23/06 * |
Mayfly Names
2/20/05 * |
NE
Coast Hatches
3/18/06 |
Entomology Knowledge 03/01/06 |
Caddis ID
02/12/06 * |
Color of Shuck 02/01/06
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Callibaetis Pronunciation
1/25/06 * |
Emergence Chart Feedback 1/10/06 * |
Matching The Hatch 12/21/05 * |
W. Virginia Hatch Chart 12/3/05 |
Italian Mayfly 11/28/05 * |
Hatches and Bass 11/13/05 * |
Macro-invertebrate Websites 10/8/05 |
Red Quill (western) 9/26/05 |
Insect & Imitation 9/14/05 |
UK Mayfly
8/28/05 |
Tiny Mayfly Spinner 8/24/05 |
Microns and Hellgrammites 8/22/05 |
Drake 8/2/05 |
Au Sable Mayfly
7/27/05 * |
Missouri Mayfly 6/15/05 |
Crazy Bug
5/12/05 * |
Western Leadwing 6/3/05 |
Black
Midge 5/20/05 * |
Mother's Day Caddis 5/6/05 * |
Little BWOs 5/6/05 |
Looking for Pictures of March Brown
4/26/05 * |
Vermont
Siphlonurus 4/5/05 |
Scud
Life Cycle 1/2/05 * |
Emergence Behavior 11/23/04 * |
Damselfly Nymph
5/29/04 * |
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