Troutnut Forum > Specimen Discussion > Baetidae
The Specimen
Baetis (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly Nymph
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View 4 PicturesRegion: Northeast
Collected Apr 14, 2007
Added Apr 22, 2007
The Discussion
| Earlfishman | April 23rd, 2007, 10:05 pm | |
| Posts: 17 | This one looks like an almost ready to emerge male Baetis sp., but I can't be 100% based on the pictures and I definitely can't go any further than that. As a side note, if anyone is interested in a good key to the larvae of Baetidae, search google for "EPA photographic Baetidae key" and click on the PDF at the EPA site (direct link to the PDF here). The key has some good photos and works very well for the eastern U.S. | |
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| Martinlf | April 24th, 2007, 9:14 am | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 908 | Wow, amazing photos. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Konchu | April 24th, 2007, 1:14 pm | |
| Indiana Posts: 200 | Could even be a Pseudocloeon/Labiobaetis species... Earlfishman: Thanks for the link to the great baetid key!!! | |
| Troutnut | April 24th, 2007, 1:44 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1115 | Excellent link Earl! I'll be using that one a lot. Following it through for this specimen leads me to Baetis too. Does anyone have the Baetis species key the PDF mentions as the most recent (Weirsema et al 2004)? Is it worth a trip to the library? | |
| Jason Neuswanger The Troutnut | ||
| Konchu | April 24th, 2007, 9:52 pm | |
| Indiana Posts: 200 | Worth the trip to the library. | |
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