"Great Brown Stonefly"
Acroneuria lycoris
giant stonefly nymph

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Important medium
size species on eastern
mountain streams. Like swift, tumbling
currents. Richly colored, mottled brown, pale
underside. Midsummer hatch, primarily early
morning. 1". 3 year life cycle.
Other giant stoneflies: Giant
Black Stonefly;
Giant Salmon Fly; Great
Stonefly;
Golden
Stonefly