Pujic 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2004 Hey guys, Took a photo of this thing this afternoon while trout fishing. The nymph was about 1.5" long and moved verly slowly. I've seen plenty of damsel fly nymphs before, but this one seemed different. Maybe the eyes, or the rock covered thorax??? Could be me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted May 30, 2004 Yeah, with those long legs and that tail-gear it has to be a damsel of some kind. It is quite a bit shorter overall than the ones I'm familiar with here in MO. but my money is definately on Damsel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted May 31, 2004 What a great picture.Ihave to say if you want to make a horror movie just take a look in your local stream.Never really realized how the bugs were. tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2005 QUOTE (Pujic @ May 29 2004, 10:53 PM) Hey guys, Took a photo of this thing this afternoon while trout fishing. The nymph was about 1.5" long and moved verly slowly. I've seen plenty of damsel fly nymphs before, but this one seemed different. Maybe the eyes, or the rock covered thorax??? Could be me... Nick- Apparently, the photo isn't any longer there. Could you re-post the photo, as I'd like to see it. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujic 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2005 Hi Taxon, As requested... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2005 Wow that is a wild looking bug, I have no idea but would guess damsel. Now you got me curious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieD 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2005 Nick, That puppy is definitely a damsel. I'm not sure exactly what species. But I have seen them before. Charlie. P.S. Nice photo brother! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilcara 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 If I was going to throw my 2 cents worth in I'd say that those eyes and head is wierd for a damselfly, but it looks a heck of a lot like Synlestes weyersii (Zygoptera family) Could be wrong, only going by a picture or two but these ones have a different head and aparently tend to hold their body in a scorpion like arch, though your pic is not doing that. The adult female has that green bulbous end to the abdo you may have seen. I dunno how to scan a pic in here or I would for ya. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 QUOTE (Pujic @ Jan 3 2005, 06:05 PM) Hi Taxon, As requested... Nick- What a gorgeous photo. Looks to me like it’s a nymphal Broadwinged Damselfly (family Calopterygide). Could be more certain if didn’t have so much silt (or whatever) on it, which somewhat obscures familial identification keys. However, it appears to me to have very long (and stout) 1st antennae segment (longer than all others combined) and stilt-like legs, which are familial identification keys for nymphal Broadwinged Damselflies. Wish I could verify that the middle caudal lamella is shorter than the lateral lamellae, but the photo doesn't have sufficient focus in that area for me to determine. In any event, the Broadwinged Damselfly genera in N. America are Calopteryx (Bandwings) and Hetaerina (Ruby Spots), so it’s likely one of those two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujic 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks for the great info guys. I'm going to try and capture some more shots of that same bug this coming season on the same trout creek. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2005 Hey Nick, Loved the photo so much I just has to try and tye one. Used white saddle tips for the tails Very light olive dubbing topped with olive goose feather for the abdomen wrapped with gold tinsel White duck flank for the legs, colored with a marker and then coated with flexament Olive mottled turkey for the wing case and head covering Olive glass beads for the eyes white duck colored with a marker for the pichers. After doing this I took some powdered model train set landscape material and sprinkled it over the fly whcih was covered in some areas with flexament. I think it looks pretty good for my first try. I placed the fly over the print out from the fly you posted on the FTF. Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted January 8, 2005 Dam good likeness Beautiful tie Graham OSD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2005 That's really an outstanding imitation, Graham. It looks more like a damselfly than the original photo does. If it weren't for the hook, I'd swear that it was a natural. Thanks for sharing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2005 Thanks guy's you make me feel real proud. Next time I will use light olive hackle tips for the tails instead of coloring white ones. I had never tried this before, but, I also really like the look of taking a photo with a fly sitting on a picture of a river bed, makes the fly more real than compared to a photo of a fly on a clip with a colored background. Hey Nick, Would sure appreciate you e-mailing me some higher resolution photo's like the Damsel. Thanks again, Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pujic 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2005 Wow that is a great immitation Graham, nice work. I might hit you up for one of those I'll e-mail you some nice close ups of cool looking bugs from this Summer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
