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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.

Lateral view of a Psychodidae True Fly Larva from Mystery Creek #308 in Washington
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.
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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Caddisfly Family Uenoidae

Taxonomic History

Every Uenoidae genus used to be in the family Limnephilidae, but in 1985 they were reclassified into their own family. Unspecified aspects of their behavior are probably similar to Limnephilidae. The two most important genera to anglers were recently moved to the family Thremmatidae.

Where & when

In 31 records from GBIF, adults of this family have mostly been collected during August (42%), July (29%), May (10%), June (6%), and September (6%).

In 23 records from GBIF, this family has been collected at elevations ranging from 289 to 10387 ft, with an average (median) of 7910 ft.

Family Range

2 Underwater Pictures of Uenoidae Caddisflies:

Discussions of Uenoidae

Former classification
2 replies
Posted by Troutnut on Jul 24, 2006
Last reply on Jul 24, 2006 by Troutnut
In Caddisflies, LaFontaine mentions Neophylax as a member of the Limnephilidae family. The family Uenoidae is in the same superfamily as Limnephilidae, so I'm wondering if it was a recent split and all the genera used to be in Limnephilidae. I couldn't find anything in a quick web search... anybody know?

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Caddisfly Family Uenoidae

Taxonomy
3 genera (Farula, Neothremma, and Sericostriata) aren't included.
Family Range
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