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Mayfly

Rhithrogena germanica

Photo by Art Aldrich
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Field Notes

Description:

Winged insect with two tails; brownish; size of a nailhead

Habitat:

My porch

Notes:

I'm guessing this is some type of mosquito.

Reference Links:

Mayfly (Heptagenia longicauda), Mayfly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
luteum stenonema
Based on the compound eyes and the 9-10 th tergite coloring It suggest to me this is (Baetis tricaudatus). Having two tails makes me very sure on this ID.
Mandy Hollman
Looks like a mayfly (order Ephemeroptera). I found a similar one last week. No idea what genus or species, though! http://bugguide.net/node/view/78/bgpage

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PublishedMarch 24, 2012

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