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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Dorsum of head with 2 bands of contrasting color extending from coronal suture to bases of mandibles (sf 19.296) and/or narrowed posterior portion of frontoclypeal apotome with 3 light areas: 1 along each side and 1 at posterior extremity (sf 19.297) | Dorsum of head lacking bands or other well-defined, contrasting areas, usually uniform in color or with prominent light or dark spots only at points of muscle attachment (sf 19.311) |
Remaining genera: Asynarchus, Clistoronia, Halesochila, Limnephilus, Nemotaulius, and Philarctus | Remaining genera: Allocosmoecus, Amphicosmoecus, Anabolia, Arctopora, Asynarchus, Dicosmoecus, Eocosmoecus, Frenesia, Glyphopsyche, Grammotaulius, Limnephilus, Onocosmoecus, Platycentropus, and Sphagnophylax |
5 Example Specimens | 5 Example Specimens |
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