Mayfly Species Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Baetiscidae (Armored Mayflies)
» Genus Baetisca (Armored Mayflies)
» Species obesa (Armored Mayfly)
Common Names
See the Baetisca genus page for more details.
Where & When
Regions: East, Midwest
This is the most common species of Baetisca in the East. Its official range extends into the Midwest, but populations there are overshadowed by the more prolific Baetisca laurentina.3 Mayfly Specimens in the Species Baetisca obesa:
Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph
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View 10 PicturesRegion: Catskills
Collected May 6, 2007
Added May 10, 2007
Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph
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View 12 PicturesRegion: Catskills
Collected May 6, 2007
Added May 10, 2007
Baetisca obesa (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Dun
View 12 PicturesThis Baetisca obesa dun hatched out in my aquarium from nymphs collected a couple weeks earlier.
View 12 PicturesThis Baetisca obesa dun hatched out in my aquarium from nymphs collected a couple weeks earlier.Region: Catskills
Collected May 23, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Recent Discussions of Baetisca obesa
Similiar found in Minnesota 1 Reply »
I was fishing the Vermillion River in Minnesota south of the metro area and found a nymph similar to the Armored Mayfly Nymph. It did appear to be much more green in color. It was moving through a really muddy part of the stream, which I found interesting.
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