Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Is this Trichoptera ?

Posted by Makro Freak on 05-04-2008 20:19
#1

loc : munich, germany, close to a river
size : 15mm
behaviour: they came out of the water (or maybe under the rocks) and dried in the sun

hello,

does anybody know what species this beauty could be ?

best regards

richie

Edited by Makro Freak on 06-04-2008 15:10

Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-04-2008 20:20
#2

Ephemeroptera.

Posted by Makro Freak on 05-04-2008 20:37
#3

Wow that was fast. thanks paul again. could it be ephemera vulgata ?

bg rick

Edited by Makro Freak on 05-04-2008 20:49

Posted by Makro Freak on 05-04-2008 20:40
#4

2

Posted by Makro Freak on 05-04-2008 20:41
#5

3

Posted by kitenet on 05-04-2008 22:51
#6

As far as I know Ephemera species have three 'tails', so these are not Ephemera - but I don't know what they are :( (I think photos 1 and 3 are female, photo 2 is male).

Martin


Martin Harvey

Posted by ChrisR on 05-04-2008 23:31
#7

As Martin said, Ephemera spp. have 3 tails - and they just look different to the ones in the photos. Here is a photo of Ephemera vulgata that shows it quite nicely I think :)

Posted by Makro Freak on 06-04-2008 00:15
#8

I see. Btw. very nice picture :-). hmm that flies arent imagos isn't it ? at stresemann 2 exkursionsfauna deutschland they say it is only possible to id imagos

bg rick

Posted by Makro Freak on 06-04-2008 13:46
#9

Its a female subimago of Rhithrogena germanica Eaton, Family Heptageniidae. Thanks to Dr. Arne Haybach at www.ephemeroptera.de

Edited by Makro Freak on 06-04-2008 15:12

Posted by pierred on 06-04-2008 18:05
#10

Makro Freak wrote:
Its a female subimago

I learned about those subimagines quite recently and this is something quite difficult to think about. How they can mould with such big wings...

Posted by Makro Freak on 11-04-2008 17:14
#11

... i took some more pictures where i saw them drying after hatching. The wings was folded.