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.
Most physical descriptions on Troutnut are direct or slightly edited quotes from the original scientific sources describing or updating the species, although there may be errors in copying them to this website. Such descriptions aren't always definitive, because species often turn out to be more variable than the original describers observed. In some cases, only a single specimen was described! However, they are useful starting points.
Source: Epiproct And Dorsal Process Structure In The Allocapnia Forbesi Frison, Allocapnia Pygmaea (Burmeister), And Allocapnia Rickeri Frison Species Groups (Plecoptera: Capniidae), And Inclusion Of Allocapnia Minima (Newport) In A New Species Group
Male epiproct. Apical segment of upper limb ca. 283 µm long, and armed on the apical ca. 225 µm with dense patch of wave-like spikes (Figs. 115 - 117, 119); apical segment ca. 126 µm wide at base, swollen to ca. 165 µm at mid-length and tapered to a narrowly rounded tip. Basal segment of upper limb ca. 350 µm long and ca. 94 µm wide near mid-length; basal segment bears a median groove which extends to apical segment base. Greatest width of lower limb ca. 190 µm; lateral margins of lower limb bearing a sparse row of long setae near apical spoon. Male tergal process. Prominent raised structures on abdominal terga 7 - 8 (Figs. 118 - 120); posterior process on tergum 8 tri-lobed and ca. 152 µm wide; median lobe much smaller than lateral lobes, but all covered with scale-like structures; notch ca. 45 µm wide. Anterior process of tergum 8 slightly notched on dorsal margin, covered with scale-like structures, and ca. 132 µm wide. Process on tergum 7 bilobed, ca. 25 µm wide and covered with scale-like structures.