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Baetis

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Baetis
Baetis intercalaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Baetidae
Subfamily: Baetinae
Genus: Baetis
Leach, 1815
Diversity
at least 150 species
Drawing of nymph of Baetis sp.
Nymph
Male imago of Baetis tricaudatus
Baetis sahoensis

Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, known as the blue-winged olive to anglers. There are at least 150 described species in Baetis.[1][2][3][4] They are distributed worldwide, with the most variety in North America and northern Europe.[5]

Selected species

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About 48 species occur in Europe including:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Baetis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "Browse Baetis". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-04-29. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ "Baetis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ^ "Baetis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ^ PESI portal: European fauna (retrieved 25 March 2024)
  7. ^ Leach WE (1815) Entomology [pp. 57-172]. The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia; conducted by David Brewster, with the assistance of gentlemen eminent in science and literature 9(1): 1-384 (p. 137).

Further reading

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  • Data related to Baetis at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Baetis at Wikimedia Commons