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.
Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Postmentum small, its anterior portion not covering bases of maxillae (sf 16.26) | Postmentum large, with its anterior portion partially covering basis of maxillae (sf 16.27) |
Terga and sterna of abdominal segments 1-9 separated by membraneous pleural fold (sf 16.28) | At most, abdominal segments 1-7 separated by membraneous pleural fold (sf 16.29) |
Abdominal segments widest posteriorly | Abdominal segments uniformly cylindrical |
Hind wingpads about as broad as long (sf 16.30-16.31), reduced, or absent | Hind wing pads usually longer than wide (sf 16.12) |
Abdominal terga always with a posterior setal fringe (sf 16.32) | Abdominal terga of some genera (Despaxia, Perlomyia, Paraleuctra, and Zealuctra) without a posterior setal fringe |
5 Example Specimens | |
Capniidae | Leuctridae |