Mayfly - Callibaetis ferrugineus

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… tom murray, 24 July, 2009 - 6:25pm

Callibaetis

This is probably a male imago of C. ferrugineus ferrugineus.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 24 July, 2009 - 3:05pm

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Moved from Small Minnow Mayflies.

… tom murray, 3 December, 2008 - 9:47pm

Callibaetis

The hindwing shape/venation and what I can see of the forewing venation/markings suggest the genus. I have a hunch about the species, but I'll have to get back to you on that.

… Lloyd Gonzales, 3 December, 2008 - 9:23pm

male imago

For sure a male imago of Baetidae, if the original image shows the hindwing detail (esp. the number of veins and shape of the costal projection) it might be possible to get to species.

… Kerry S. Matz, 2 May, 2005 - 8:32pm

Hmm.... sorry.

I went through the frames I took of this guy, and playing with the clearest photos I had, I ran them through high-pass filters, low-pass filters, refocusing filters, edge-detection filters, etc...

Nope. Unless another shows up where I can try to get images of the features you need to make a positive ID, I guess it'll have to sit in the Family section. (Too bad I couldn't afford better photo equipment, but that's not going to happen.)

See, I'm just now learning that the dragonfly people need the butt-end of the abdomen, and you guys need the wing structure, eventually I'll know which parts of the bugs need the photographic detail for IDing. :-)

… Keoeeit, 16 July, 2006 - 10:56pm

Usually...

the morphological detail that is needed is the one that you didn't capture. Wing veination is always important, often that particular detail is hidden in live specimens. Then there are all the other structures that might be needed. Some IDs require dissection and a microscope. Some mayfly species can only be IDed by rearing the nymphs. Having the image as Baetidae is just fine, eventually someone will have an "AhhHa!" moment and life will be good. Could be that solving the puzzles is what makes bug photography so interesting. So much new to discover, so many mistakes to make. The educational value of this site is what makes it precious, Four cheers for the "Great Bartlett!!!!"
Keep shooting and trying to get the "perfect" image. Use the equpment you have, upgrade when you can. It's possible to have $20,000 hanging on your neck and still take lousy pictures. Just more expensive lousy pictures! ;(>

… Kerry S. Matz, 17 July, 2006 - 1:48pm

Oh cr*p ...

My post above was supposed to be a reply to the ID request about this one

I was reading other posts on what was needed for a positive ID with these little buggers, and replied to a totally different thread out of the blue ... I think I need more sleep, these all-nighter bug-photo sessiosn are taking their toll! :-) )

(Part of the problem is I have such limited bandwidth, and a page won't refresh, so I sit there on a non-photo displayed page, hence my error this time I think.)

Thanks for the reply though, lots of helpful things to consider in the future. And I totally agree about the value of BugGuide. Add in my cheer for the "Great Bartlett". And I agree about more expensive equipment, then I'd be complaining about the quality of the picture-window glass that I've been photographing these bugs through. It's always sumpin'. :-)

… Keoeeit, 17 July, 2006 - 4:05pm