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Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York
Blue-winged Olives
Baetis

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.

Dorsal view of a Glossosoma (Glossosomatidae) (Little Brown Short-horned Sedge) Caddisfly Larva from the Yakima River in Washington
I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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Male Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Lateral view of a Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Ventral view of a Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Dorsal view of a Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York
Ruler view of a Male Psilotreta labida (Odontoceridae) (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York The smallest ruler marks are 1 mm.

This caddisfly was collected from the West Branch of the Delaware River in New York on June 1st, 2007 and added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on June 4th, 2007.

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psilotreta
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Posted by Litobrancha on Jun 4, 2007
Last reply on Jun 4, 2007 by Troutnut
pretty sure this psilotreta, possibly labida. frontalis has big puffy head warts that pop out and hairy maxillary palps. some of the other species are lighter colored.

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Male Psilotreta labida (Dark Blue Sedge) Caddisfly Adult Pictures

Collection details
Location: West Branch of the Delaware River, New York
Date: June 1st, 2007
Added to site: June 4th, 2007
Author: Troutnut
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