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Family Baetidae - Small Minnow Mayflies

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Family Baetidae (Small Minnow Mayflies)
Numbers
Neartica lists 18 North American genera.
Size
Usually less than 15 mm.
Remarks
"Peterson's Field Guide to Insects" (1) notes on p. 66 that the hindwings are sometimes lacking.
Print References
"Peterson's Field Guide to Insects" (1)
Internet References
University of Michigan has some info and pics of Callibaetis sp.
The USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center has distribution maps of many Baetidae species.
Works Cited
1.A Field Guide to Insects
By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 11 December, 2004 - 9:00pm
Additional contributions by tom murray
Last updated 14 July, 2007 - 6:12pm

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