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.
This specimen appears to be of the same species as this one collected in the same spot two months earlier. The identification of both is tentative. This one suffered some physical damage before being photographed, too, so the colors aren't totally natural. I was mostly photographing it to test out some new camera setting idea, which worked really well for a couple of closeups.
Discoidal cell: The discoidal cell (denoted dc) is a distinctive cell in caddisfly wings, formed by the forks of the radial sector being closed apically by the sectorial crossvein.
These other words reference the same concept: dc, cell dc, dc cell.
