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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Pisciforma » Small Minnow Mayflies (Baetidae) » Callibaetis » Callibaetis pictus
Photo#175687
Fork-tailed Fly - Callibaetis pictus
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Fork-tailed Fly - Callibaetis pictus
Irvine Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
April 6, 2008
Size: 0.7cm
On wall
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 6 April, 2008 - 3:05pm
Last updated 24 July, 2009 - 8:23pm

Moved
Moved from Small Minnow Mayflies.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 July, 2009 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

Callibaetis
This is probably a dark female subimago of C. pictus. (See comments here.)
… Lloyd Gonzales, 24 July, 2009 - 8:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 February, 2009 - 12:13am login or register to post comments

Baetidae
Your specimen appears to match this specimen quite well. The small hindwings of Kay's specimen are clearly that of a baetid, so placement in Baetidae seems safe.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 23 November, 2008 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

Baetid (?)
The area where the hindwings (if present) would be located on this female subimago is unclear. However, this specimen does not appear to have "normal" hindwings. Despite the indistinct image, the very dark color of this specimen and the interesting abdominal markings might make further identification possible.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 13 November, 2008 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

Mayfly
This is a mayfly, order Ephemeroptera. See here.
… Brad Barnd, 6 April, 2008 - 6:27pm login or register to post comments

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