Ephemeroptera (order)

Unidentified Mayfly at Paddys River, ACT

Ephemeroptera (order) at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Oct 2021
Ephemeroptera (order) at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Oct 2021
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Identification history

Ephemeroptera (order) 14 Oct 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Trichoptera (order) 9 Oct 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 9 Oct 2021 JohnBundock

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Alice wrote:
   10 Oct 2021
This is a mayfly. It looks to me like a full adult (mayflies are odd in that they emerge from water as a 'subimago' and then sit around until they undergo a further moult to the full imago (adult)). Probably a member of the family Leptophlebiidae, and looks like a male. Beyond that, I am afraid you need a mayfly specialist.
Alice

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