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 Ephemeroptera
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| crex |
Posted on 30-08-2006 12:00
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
From midwest Sweden 2006-05-26. Can anyone ID this? First I thought Ephemeroptera, but their second wing pair is either really small or missing. Don't look like Odonata either ... Is it some kind of nymph stage? I'm lost 
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-08-2006 12:44
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I will not hazard a guess to the species, but it is an adult with four fully developed wings. The hind wings are significantly smaller than the fore wings, though.
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 30-08-2006 16:30
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Hind wings are absent or very small with 3 or less longitudinal veins in Baetidae and Caenidae. |
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| crex |
Posted on 14-09-2006 21:51
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
According to Lars-?ke Janzon (NRM) it's a Ephemera vulgata (Ephemeroptera::Ephemeridae). |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-09-2006 10:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow - it's the strangest E.vulgata I ever saw then  All the ones I see here in England have mottled wings and a much paler colour on the body. What kind of river was it found near? Slow and muddy or fast with stones? Edited by ChrisR on 15-09-2006 10:10 |
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| crex |
Posted on 15-09-2006 11:57
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Chris Raper wrote: Wow - it's the strangest E.vulgata I ever saw then All the ones I see here in England have mottled wings and a much paler colour on the body. What kind of river was it found near? Slow and muddy or fast with stones? Hi Chris! Well, I've seen a few photos on the web all with rather light colored species. Perhaps the animals get darker when older, but what do I know ... It was found near a small stream with slowly running water both muddy and sandy with stones, but not much water. That place is about 1,5 km from lake V?nern (Swedens largest lake). |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 16-09-2006 01:56
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hmm, OK. I am no expert on Ephemerotera but I do come across Ephemera lineata, vulgata and danica quite frequently here. A friend of mine once said that danica were always found in fast-flowing rivers, while lineata and vulgata tended to be in slower, muddy rivers - and I have found that to be the case in England certainly. |
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