What Mayfly is this?? | Flyfishers at the Crossing

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- May 5, 2021 at 4:16 pm #21728
  
  Kenny Klimes
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  Found this mayfly at Montauk State Park outside Salem, Missouri yesterday (May 4th). Does anyone have an idea of the name of this mayfly – very unusual for our area. I have an idea of what species it is but how about you? Get your study books out and let me know what you think!! And yes, it had blue eyes!
- May 6, 2021 at 12:43 pm #21730
  
  Tim McCoy
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  Could this possible be a dragon fly?
- May 6, 2021 at 1:06 pm #21731
  
  Tim McCoy
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  After some digging it is a Maccaffertium, no common name found.
- May 6, 2021 at 3:24 pm #21732
  
  Kenny Klimes
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  Very good Tim! I believe it is a Maccaffertium Mediopunctatum. Wow, that’s a mouth full. Not sure of their “locations” so I will dig some more. We did catch several BWOs at Montauk this past week.
- May 7, 2021 at 10:49 am #21729
  
  bkbying89
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  I found this,
  
  https://www.whatsthatbug.com/2019/05/29/bug-of-the-month-june-2019-mayfly-with-white-eyes/
  
  Bill
- May 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm #21783
  
  Joe Staggenborg
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  If you get a chance, check out the iNaturalist app for iPhone and Android. Take a picture and upload it to the site and members of the iNaturalist community will write back what it is. Usually i’ll get 3-5 responses within 24 hours and they are pretty consistent. The best part, it’s free!
  
  Jstag
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