This specimen keys pretty well to
Cultus. Key characteristics observed under the microscope but not necessarily apparent on my photo are the lack of
submental gills (or any gills at all), the lack of short, stout
setae on the
occiput or
anterolateral prothoracic margins, and the lack of a low knob below the
subapical tooth on the
lacinia. Species known to be found in Washington are
Cultus pilatus and
Cultus tostonus. It clearly does not fit the description by Frison (1942) of
Diploperla pilata, as
Cultus pilatus was first named. I cannot find a detailed description of the nymph of
tostonus, but Ricker 1952 describes a defining character of the adults, "Head mostly yellow, the only important dark marking being the bands which join the
anterior to the
lateral ocelli ;
median pronotal stripe, at its middle, about one-fifth of the width of the
pronotum." The nymph shows a very dark pattern fitting that description on the head (likely retained into adulthood) and the
pronotal stripe is about the right width, too. Given that visual description, the range, and the poor fit to
pilatus, I'm calling this
Cultus tostonus.