BMI's
Click the links to learn about benthic macroinvertebrate (BMI) groups found in West Virginia streams.
Click-Here for more detailed information.
 
 Insect groups  Non-insect groups Benthic fact sheet 
Ephemeroptera
             Mayflies		 Crustacea 
Crayfish, Scuds and Sowbugs		  Enviro Factsheet
 Plecoptera
            Stoneflies		  Annelida
Worms and Leeches		 Hydracarina



                                   
Water mite
 Trichoptera
Caddisflies		  Turbellaria
            Flatworms		  Jellyfish and other Metazoa
           
                       

                                   
Jellyfish *
 Odonata
            Dragonflies and Damselflies		  Bivalvia
            Clams and Mussels		  Gastropoda                        
            Snails
 Coleoptera
Beetles and True bugs		 Get to know your BMI's with Cacapon Institute's 'Cast
of Characters' slide show and BMI portal.
                                   
 Cast of Characters slide show
                
Click-Here for the BMI field guide
 Megaloptera
            Fishflies and Alderfiles
 Diptera
            True flies
WV Save our Streams benthic Illustrations are courtesy of the Cacapon Institute and artist Jennifer Gillies.
* rare                                                                                                                                  
Mayflies Stoneflies Caddisflies Beetles Fisflies and Alderflies Snails Clams and Mussels Flatworms Jellyfish Crayfish, Scuds, and Sowbugs Mayflies