Great-red-quill
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Timpanoga
Timpanoga is a genus of spiny crawler mayflies in the family Ephemerellidae, established by Needham in 1927. The genus contains a single described species, Timpanoga hecuba, commonly known to fly fishermen as the great red quill. This species is significant in angling communities as a model for artificial fly patterns imitating adult and subimago (dun) forms.
Timpanoga hecuba
Great Red Quill
Timpanoga hecuba, commonly known as the Great Red Quill, is a species of mayfly in the family Ephemerellidae. This Nearctic species is significant in fly fishing, where its adult and subimago (dun) forms are imitated by artificial flies. The species was originally described as Ephemerella hecuba by Eaton in 1884 and later transferred to the genus Timpanoga.