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Callibaetis pretiosus
small minnow mayfly
Callibaetis pretiosus is a small minnow mayfly in the family Baetidae. The species was described by Banks in 1914 and is native to North America. Larvae have been documented in wet-weather pools, with records from the southeastern United States and a northward range extension to Pennsylvania. As a member of Ephemeroptera, it undergoes aquatic nymphal development followed by a brief terrestrial adult stage.