"Blue Winged
Olive"
Baetis flavistriga
small
minnow mayfly nymph
to reveal adult form, place
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This popular name
is used for a variety of species
in the Baetis family. Delicate,
olive-bodied insect, found
from
Colorado to Montana. Abundant in shallow, swift
streams with clean stone bottoms. 3/8ths". Multiple
hatches per year, April through September. Often called
"BWO's".
Other small
minnow mayflies: Little Speckle Quill Wing,
Tiny Lead Winged Red Quill