Baetis
Genus of insects
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Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, commonly known as blue-winged olives to anglers. There are at least 150 described species in the genus Baetis.[1][2][3][4] They are distributed worldwide, with the most variety in North America and northern Europe.[5]
| Baetis | |
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| Baetis intercalaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Baetidae |
| Subfamily: | Baetinae |
| Genus: | Baetis Leach, 1815 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 150 species | |
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Selected species
About 48 species occur in Europe including:[6]
- Baetis alpinus (Pictet, 1843)
- Baetis atrebatinus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis bicaudatus Dodds, 1923
- Baetis buceratus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis cypronyx Godunko, Soldán & Staniczek, 2017
- Baetis fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1761) - type species (as Ephemera fuscata Linnaeus, 1761)[7]
- Baetis muticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Baetis niger (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Baetis rhodani (Pictet, 1843)
- Baetis scambus Eaton, 1870
- Baetis vernus Curtis, 1834
