Baetisca columbiana (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph Pictures

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Baetiscidae (Armored Mayflies)

» Genus Baetisca (Armored Mayflies)

» Species columbiana (Armored Mayfly)

This is also a very rare mayfly. This specimen was the first ever collected in western Montana. Only 5 specimens have been collected from this large river.

This mayfly was collected from the Flathead River-lower on July 5th, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com on June 26th, 2011.

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Baetisca columbiana (Armored Mayfly) Mayfly Nymph from the Flathead River-lower in Montana

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