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 Ephemeroptera sp.
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 24-11-2005 18:59
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Hellp Diptero.info-reader, I think this is a male Ephemeroptera (turban-eyes)and it's got tamely long first-legs. Under the long tail(2) it's got a 'grip' like dragonflies have. What kind of Ephemeroptera? date: 30-10-2005 place: Amsterdam Woodforest regards, robert heemskerk 
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 24-11-2005 22:16 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 24-11-2005 20:54
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9470 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I think Baetidae.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| paqui |
Posted on 25-11-2005 16:19
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Member Location: Valencia (spain) Posts: 816 Joined: 02.09.05 |
I still can?t answer, but yes, a male because of the eyes and cerci. It could be Baetidae (it seems to have only ine pair of wings / second really reduced...? With a very small size it coud be Caenis too (Caenidae)), but I can recomend you a nice book with keys for adults and larvae: harker?s handbook for english mayflies (7 pounds mailing not included) with lots of pics. Families probably won?t suit you, but a good help. If you want information by internet try fishing webs, fishermen use to know them well (they imitate it?s shape to capture fish in the curved-needle, excuse me, I don?t remember the right word), but most of them have a lot of larvae and nimph pictures, just a few adults good luck  you can try in ephemeroptera galactica.com Edited by paqui on 25-11-2005 16:23 |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 26-11-2005 16:46
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Thank you very much for your reaction Nikita and Nigella. I couldn't find either the other pair of little wings. When I have more time I will look into the other pictures I made of this ephemeroptera sp.and try to find it's (reduced?) wings. Harker's handbook would be nice I think, I'll look for it. Google shows me also fishermen and their 'ephemeroptera-look-a-like-designs'!  regards Robert, |
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