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Mayfly

Photo by PuikiatHoo
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Field Notes

Description:

The wings of this mayfly have quite a soft colour and feathery margin. It is still in subimago stage. A female.

Habitat:

Kawang Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia

Notes:

Order Ephemeroptera.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
PuikiatHoo
I see. I'll still be waiting for an ID and if I have time, I'll look into this one. Thank you, Jellis :)
Jellis
Yours is very pretty soft blue. Nice.
Jellis
We mostly call them Mayflies. Shadfly is just another name. There are so many subspecies it is easier to just give the scientific name as Ephemeroptera

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Arthropods Below The Wind - Sabah
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PublishedApril 11, 2015

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