Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
Mayflies are the most primitive winged insects. They pass the majority of their lives as aquatic nymphs in streams and lakes, and are not tolerant of polluted conditions. They are unique among insects in having an extra pre-adult (subimago) winged stage; it lasts only a day or two and is inactive, resting in vegetation. The true adult (imago) stage then emerges, leaving a shed skin, and takes flight, often to join a swarm over water or waterside vegetation.
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DianneClarke
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
Yes, from what I have discovered, it is only males that have the turbinate eyes
Baetidae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
13 Nov 2024
I think only the males get the turbinate eyes
Baetidae sp. (family)
DianneClarke
wrote:
10 Nov 2024
the conical structures above the compound eyes = turbinate eyes
Baetidae sp. (family)
DianneClarke
wrote:
9 Nov 2024
Somewhere near to same as Centroptilum elongatum. https://www.ellura.info/Insect/Mayfly/DSC04419L-Mayfly-Centroptilum-elongatum.html
Baetidae sp. (family)
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