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Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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Mayfly Species Cinygmula mimus
Where & when
In Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera , Knopp and Cormier report "occasional" fishable hatches of this species from southern Alberta, and its known range extends down the east slope of the Rockies into the United States.Nymph biology
Environmental tolerance: Prefers cool water
Specimens of the Mayfly Species Cinygmula mimus
2 Male Spinners
1 Female Spinner
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- Knopp, Malcolm and Robert Cormier. 1997. Mayflies: An Angler's Study of Trout Water Ephemeroptera . The Lyons Press.
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class
Insecta (Insects)
» Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Genus
Cinygmula (Dark Red Quills)
» Species mimus
Species Range
Resources
- NatureServe
- ITIS
- Described by Eaton (1885)