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.
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.
Jummbeau on Apr 21, 2008April 21st, 2008, 11:02 am EDT
Can anyone help with these two Mayflies? Both pictures were taken on June 17th, 2007 on Jam Black Brook in Appelton, Maine. The brown one is about a size 14 and the green one is about a 12/10. The brown one has 2 tais and I can't remember how many the other one had. Any assistence would be helpful.