Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York

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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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Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph Epeorus albertae (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph

Dorsal view of a Epeorus albertae (Heptageniidae) (Pink Lady) Mayfly Nymph from the East Fork Issaquah Creek in Washington

This specimen keys to the Epeorus albertae group of species. Of the five species in that group, the two known in Washington state are Epeorus albertae and Epeorus dulciana. Of the two, albertae has been collected in vastly more locations in Washington than dulciana, suggesting it is far more common. On that basis alone I'm tentatively putting this nymph in albertae, with the large caveat that there's no real information to rule out dulciana.

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callibaetis ?

Fredw has attached these 4 pictures to aid in identification. The message is below.

Fredw
Vancouver Island, BC

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Fredw on Jul 4, 2013July 4th, 2013, 8:12 pm EDT

I believe this may be the dun from my previous post, but would like some clarification. The netting that you see is actually from my landing net.the spacing across three holes in the landing net is 11.74mm. not sure if the first pic is fully emerged

thanks for your help

Fred

Taxon

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Plano, TX

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Taxon on Jul 4, 2013July 4th, 2013, 9:39 pm EDT

Hi Fred,

Yes, I believe it to be a Callibaetis female subimago, but would sure be a lot more comfortable making that call if I could see its hind wing. :-)

Best regards,
Roger Rohrbeck
www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

Entoman

Northern CA & ID

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Entoman on Jul 10, 2013July 10th, 2013, 10:42 pm EDT

Hi Fred,

Now that is the way Callibaetis (Speckled Duns) usually look. Fairly confident it is C. ferrugineus hageni. The clear wings on your earlier topic's specimen made me cautious but I have no doubts about this one. Is it the same species? Most likely, as the male spinners can have clear wings without the blotches normally associated with this genus. Its nymphs are very good swimmers and actively dart around in the weeds prior to and during hatching. They are a favorite trout food and by far our most important western stillwater mayfly.

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