Mayfly · Aquatic insect
Turkey Brown
Paraleptophlebia submarginata
Size
6–9mm
Hook size
#16–14
Hatch window
Season May–JulyPeak time 11:00–16:00
Water temperature
12° peak
8°17°
Hatches from 8°C, peaking at 12°C, tailing off by 17°C.How fish feed on it
A quiet evening fall over the same slow water.
Flies that imitate this
Pheasant Tail Spinner
Greenwell's Glory
Waterhen Bloa
Ecology
Where you'll find this
- British IslesPresent
- IberiaPresent
- The AlpsPresent
- ScandinaviaPresent
- Continental EuropePresent
- Atlantic fringePresent
Present throughout
Identification
Paraleptophlebia submarginata is a species of prong-gilled mayfly in the family Leptophlebiidae.