Wisconsin Emergence Calendar

MAY FLIES Month of the Year ( A=1st.half; B=2nd half)

FAMILY Genus species 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B 8A 8B 9A 9B COMMON NAME
BAETIDAE Baetis species BLUE WING OLIVES
EPHEMERELLIDAE Ephemerella subvaria HENDRICKSON
HEPTAGENIIDAE Stenonema femoratum REDDISH/BRN QUILL
LEPTOPHLEDIIDAE Paraleptophlebia adoptivia MOHAGANYs (paraleps)
ISONYCHIIDAE Isonychia bicolor* SLATE DRAKE
EPHEMERELLIDAE Ephemerella invaria/rotunda SULPHUR
EPHEMERELLIDAE Ephemerella dorothea PALE EVENING DUN
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Leptophlebia cupida BLACK QUILL
SIPHLONURIDAE Siphlonurus quebecencia GREY DRAKE May Fly Nymph
METRETOPODIDAE Siphloplecton basale GREAT SPECKLED DUN
EPHEMERIDAE Ephemera simulans BROWN DRAKE
HEPTAGENIIDAE Epeorus vitrea GINGER QUILL
HEPTAGENIIDAE MACCAFFERTIUM vicarium MARCH BROWN
EPHEMERIDAE Hexagenia limbata DK. MICHIGAN
BAETISCIDAE Baetisca laurentina BOIS BRULE “No Names”
HEPTAGENIIDAE Stenacron interpunctatum LT. CAHILL
POTAMANTHIDAE Anthopotamus myops/verticus WOLF RIVER “Cream”
EPHEMERELLIDAE Serratella deficiens IRON BLUE DUN May Fly Dun
CAENIIDAE Tricorythodes stygiatus TRICO
EPHEMERELLIDAE Ephemerella needhami AppleGreen “Kinnie”
EPHEMERELLIDAE Attenella attenuata BLUE WING OLIVE
EPHEMERELLIDAE Drunella lata BLUE WING OLIVE
LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE Paraleptophlebia mollis MOHAGANYS (Paraleps)
HEPTAGENIIDAE Stenonema mexicanum LATE CREAM
EPHEMERIDAE Ephoron leukon WHITE WULFF
EPHEMERIDAE Hexagenia atrocaudata LARGE DUN VARIANT

*I herperi & salderi have been reclassified as bicolor; a bivoltine species(multible generations in same year); S. fuscum reclassifeid as same as M. vicaruim. Common in dated text.
May Fly Spent Wing
STONE FLIES Month of the Year ( A=1st.half; B=2nd half)
FAMILY Genus species 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B 8A 8B 9A 9B COMMON NAME
CAPNIIDAE Allocapnia grannualata SNOW FLIES
CAPNIIDAE Allocapnia vivipara(7) SNOW FLIES
CAPNIIDAE Paracapnia angulata (3) SNOW FLIES
TAENIOPTERYGIDAE Taeniopteryx nivalis (3) TEENY BLACK
PTERONARCIDAE Pteronarcys dorsata (2) GAINT BLACK
NEMOURIDAE Prostoia completa (9) SMALL BLACK
TAENIOPTERYGIDAE Strophopteryx fasciata DARK BROWN
PERLODIDAE Cultus decisus (8) BROWN Stone Fly Nymph
PERLODIDAE Isoperla bilineata (17) LITTLE YELLOW
PERLIDAE Paragnetina media GOLDEN/P MEDIA
PERLIDAE Isoperla richardsoni (17) LITTLE YELLOW
PERLODIDAE Isogenoides olivaceus (8) OLIVE STONE
PERLIDAE Acroneuria abnormis(4) GREAT BROWN
PERLODIDAE Isoperla signata (17) LITTLE YELLOW
PERLIDAE Agnetina flavescens BLACK STONE
PERLIDAE Agnetina capitata YELLOW EYES
PERLIDAE Perlinella drymo SLENDER GOLDEN Stone Fly Adult
CHLOROPERIDAE Alloperla imbeccilla LITTLE GREEN
PERLIDAE Perlesta placida SUMMER GOLDEN
CHLOROPERLIDAE Haploperla brevis WEE YELLOW

CADDIS FLIES Month of the Year ( A=1st.half; B=2nd half)

FAMILY Genus species 4B 5A 5B 6A 6B 7A 7B 8A 8B 9A 9B COMMON NAME
PHILOPOTAMIDAE Chimarra -4 BLACK CADDIS
HYDROPTILIDAE Hydroptila -16 ELK & GREEN Caddis Larva
POLYCENTROPODIDAE Neureclipsis -2 LITTLE RED SEDGE
GOERIDAE Goera stylata (2) SAND SEDGE
HYDROPYCHIDAE Ceratopsyche morosa SPOTTED SEDGE
HYDROPYCHIDAE Ceratopsyche slossonae (22) GREEN CADDIS
RHYACOPHILIDAE Rhyacophila fuscula (5) GREEN ROCK WORM
BRACHYCENTRIDAE Brachycentrus numerosus (6) AMERICAN GRANNON
HYDROPSYCHIDAE Cheumatopsyche campyla (10) LITTLE SISTER SEDGE Caddis Pupae
HELICOPSYPHIDAE Helicopsyche borealis (1) ORANGE SEDGE
LIMNEPHILIDAE Limnephilus -14 CINNAMON SEDGE
UENOIDAE Neophylax fuscus (5) MOTTLED SEDGE Caddis Pupae
ODONTOCERIDAE Psilotreta indecisa DARK BLUE SEDGE
LEPTOCERIDAE Nectopsyche -5 WHITE MILLER
LIMNEPHILIDAE Pycnopsyche lepida (7) MOTTLED SEDGE
LEPTOCERIDAE Mystacides longcornus BLANK DANCER
PHRYGANEIDAE Ptilostomis ocellifer GREAT CAPPER Caddis Adult

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