Beatis or Calebeatis ??

Damsel	May 23rd, 2018, 3:40 pm
Winter Park, CO Posts: 1	How do you tell the difference ?

Taxon	May 26th, 2018, 2:44 pm
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Hi Cyndi- Assuming your question relates to the winged lifestages, the most obvious characters that pertains to both sexes and both winged lifestages is that Baetis have oblong hind wings, whereas Callibaetis have more squarish hind wings, and Baetis have short antennae, whereas Callibaetis have longish antennae.
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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