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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 one was surprisingly straightforward to identify. The lack of a sclerite at the base of the lateral hump narrows the field quite a bit, and the other options followed fairly obvious characteristics to Clostoeca, which only has one species, Clostoeca disjuncta.
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Insect Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)
Grasshoppers and crickets are terrestrial insects--the only part of their life cycle spent in the water is the "oops" stage. Grasshoppers are most important to the trout, but crickets may fall into streams as well.
Specimens of the Insect Order Orthoptera
1 Adult
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Insect Order Orthoptera (Grasshoppers and Crickets)
Taxonomy
31 families (Anastostomatidae, Arcypteridae, Batrachididae, Catantopidae, Charilaidae, Chrotogonidae, Cooloolidae, Cylindrachetidae, Gryllacrididae, Gryllotalpidae, Gryllotalpidae, Lathiceridae, Lentulidae, Mogoplistidae, Myrmecophilidae, Pamphagidae, Pneumoridae, Prophalangopsidae, Proscopiidae, Pyrgomorphidae, Rhaphidophoridae, Rhipipterygidae, Schizodactylidae, Stenopelmatidae, Tetrigidae, Tetrigidae, Tetrigidae, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniidae, Tridactylidae, and Tridactylidae) aren't included.