order
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
family
Baetiscidae
genus
Baetisca
“Armored Mayflies”
Genus Overview
This mayfly genus is widespread in North America. They are sprawlers and clingers in running water pools and margins (lotic-depositional streams) partially burrowing into silty bottoms and leaf litter, and feed by collecting or scraping organic matter.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 1.4 and higher
Upper Midwest: 5 and higher
Mid-Atlantic: 4 and higher
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
Scraper / Grazer
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Clinger
Sprawler
Sprawler
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Diagnostic Characters
Order
Abdominal Gills
Single Tarsal Claw
Usually 3 Tails
Family
Shield-like Pronotum
+ Expanded Character List
Order:
Wings developing in wing pads. Mouthparts suitable for chewing. Gills present on tops and sides of abdomen. Segmented legs present. One tarsal claw per leg. Usually with 3 tails (sometimes 2).
Family:
Short, broad mayfly; the top of the pronotum forms a shield over the rest of the thorax and the basal segments of the abdomen; this shield often has a prominent pair of lateral spines.
Genus:
thoracic mesonotum enlarged to form a shield,
Dorsal