yellow sally

noun

1. an angler's name for either of two small yellow stoneflies: Isoperla grammatica of chalk streams and Chloroperla torrentium of upland streams

Example Sentences

However, despite learning much about scarce yellow sally, the scientists still have no idea how it got its name.

From BBC

The tiny river fly, known as scarce yellow sally, was thought to have died out a few decades ago.

From BBC

Just a few years ago, it seemed like the scarce yellow sally stonefly had gone locally extinct.

From New York Times

Using traditional and eDNA sampling across 12 locations on the River Dee, Mr. Davy-Bowker and his colleagues documented six sites with traces of the scarce yellow sally stonefly, according to findings published last fall.

From New York Times

In 2017, after years of using eDNA to study octopuses and crayfish, Mr. Mauvisseau turned his attention to the scarce yellow sally stonefly.

From New York Times