Saturday, June 11, 2011

Correction: Not Controptilum -- Three-tailed Baetis


I made a mistake.  This Baetidae (small minnow) nymph that was featured in my previous entry today is not genus Centroptilum, it's genus Baetis -- the three-tailed version.

My previous photo of the labial palps was not sighted correctly.  I've just taken that photo again, and the labial palps are "rounded," not "truncate."  Take a look.


I'm not sure how I made this mistake, but I'm glad that I re-checked the head so I can post this correction.


Small minnow mayfly (Baetidae), genus Baetis, three-tailed version.  Buck Mt. Creek.

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