Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9862 Joined: 22.10.10
These larvae were in a thin film of water on a vertical rock face near tree line (1400m) on the slope of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, USA on June 8, 2011. Size is 5-6 mm.
I assumed they were diptera but did not find any family they might be. I hope I'll find them again next year and get better pictures.
Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9862 Joined: 22.10.10
I hadn't thought of Psychodidae. It doesn't look much like the common drain fly (Clogmia albipunctata). The guide to American aquatic insects says they do live in rock seeps and have secondary segmentation, which appears to be present here.
Some flies preserved in ethanol and then pinned often get the eyes sunken, how can this be avoided? Best answer: I usually keep alcohol-collected material in alcohol
Tried to attach an image to a forum post. jpg, 32kB, 72dpi, no blanks, ... File name is correctly displayed, but when I click "Preview Thread" it just vanishes. Help!
but don't see the image in the post.
