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Mayfly Family Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives)
Genus in BaetidaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
AcentrellaMiniature Blue-Winged Olives00
AcerpennaBlue-Winged Olives323
ApobaetisBlue-Winged Olives00
BaetisBlue-Winged Olives745
CallibaetisSpeckled Duns13
CentroptilumBlue-Winged Olives00
CloeonBlue-Winged Olives00
DiphetorBlue-Winged Olives00
HeterocloeonBlue-Winged Olives00
PlauditusBlue-Winged Olives00
ProcloeonBlue-Winged Olives00
PseudocloeonBlue-Winged Olives00

11 genera aren't included.
Common Name
MatchCommon Name
***Blue-Winged Olives
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Pictures Below

This is page 6 of specimens of Baetidae. Visit the main Baetidae page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Baetidae.
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  • 1 streamside picture of Baetidae.

55 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Baetidae:

Specimen Page:1...4567
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly SpinnerBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly SpinnerView 3 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 24, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 PicturesThis one's tails are chopped off and it's missing a leg.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 PicturesThis little Baetid looks a little stiff because it died shortly before being photographed.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Feb 5, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 PicturesClose examination under a microscope revealed that this Baetid nymph has segment 5 pale, segments 8, 9, and 10 pale but less so, a middle tail almost as long as the outer tails, conspicuous gill veinlets (Veinlet: Short insect wing veins connecting the major longitudinal veins to the wing margin.), no bands on its tails, and pointed, slender 7th gills.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Feb 7, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly SpinnerBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly SpinnerView 2 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jul 27, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 3 PicturesThis specimen has indistinct gill veinlets (Veinlet: Short insect wing veins connecting the major longitudinal veins to the wing margin.), a rounded seventh gill, and no bands on the tails.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Feb 7, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly NymphView 2 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Mar 1, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Specimen Page:1...4567
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