#plectoptera

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TODAY'S FACT IS

Did you know that the Common Salmonfly (Pteronarcys californica) is a large insect found on the west coast of the US and Canada? The nymphs are detritivores, eating and cleaning up a lot of the debris found in the quick rivers they call home. After 3 or 4 years as a nymph, they start to migrate from the centre of the streams to the shorelines where they emerge as orange adults to mate. The emergence of the adult salmonflies is heavily tied to fly fishing, as many fly patterns are designed to imitate these insects.

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