RE: [VFB] Chernobyl Caddis...

[mark romero]

Nick, there are roughly 1,500 different Mayflies, and again roughly 5,000 
different Caddis flies. There are quite a few different green Caddis 
(bodies) flies. I haven't seen to many with really transparent wings though. 
I know, i know, you said translucent..............many Caddis have a green 
egg sack also. One noteworthy "bug" there's a definate pattern for, is the 
Apple Caddis. Bout all i know....... cept i love to fish with Caddis 
flies.......rather do that than use a Mayfly. Good luck,  mark

From: "Niclas Runarsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [VFB] Chernobyl Caddis...
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 00:40:21 +0200
Entomologists and others...

On my trout trip today, I got very close to insect life. I met a trillion 
of
blood sucking ones, who totally ignored my new (expensive) mosquito
repellent. The ultimate test: Are you a true angler ("Do you stay or do you
flee?"). Well, I stayed for a good while... but when I finally WAS 
preparing
to leave, I saw a (to me) new insect. I want to say that it was the most
beautiful caddis species I've ever seen, but until I know more I'll put 
that
on hold.

If I hadn't seen it landed, I wouldn't have thought anything about it. 
"Just
another colorful insect..." But when it sat down on the car and folded its
wings back... I just got stunned. "Nooooooo... it can't be."

What did it look like?

About 2 cm's long and had the wings of a caddis, folded back "tent style"
when resting. No real color on them, but very(!) transclusent. You could
easily see its body through them. But the body on this one was bright green
and fairly slim, kind of "damsel slim" (no real tapering).

I haven't got a PhD in entomology (just in Jestery) so I'm asking you: Have
any of you seen any starving green caddises out there?

Are there any green caddises (period)? If there are... any suggestions on
this one? Let's see a VFB brainstorm. If you have something and are 
thinking
"Nahh, he probably doesn't mean that one."... let me have it anyway so I 
can
see for myself.

My search engines are "good to go"... and I'm loading up with energy drinks
since I'll probably be up all night looking through all the suggestions of
species you're going to send me.  ;o)

Thanks in advance,
/Nick