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.
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This wild-looking little thing completely puzzled me. At first I was thinking beetle or month larva, until I got a look at the pictures on the computer screen. I made a couple of incorrect guesses before entomologist Greg Courtney pointed me in the right direction with Psychodidae. He suggested a possible genus of Thornburghiella, but could not rule out some other members of the tribe Pericomini.
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Glossy Wing Sedges
This common name refers to only one genus. Click its scientific name to learn more.
Caddisfly Genus Macrostemum
These are often called Glossy Wing Sedges.
Macrostemum zebratum is by far the most important species in this genus.
These fast-water caddisflies are unusually elegant; they have shiny, dark metallic-colored bodies and goossy wings.
These fast-water caddisflies are unusually elegant; they have shiny, dark metallic-colored bodies and goossy wings.