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Mayfly

DateWed 2010-11-03

One afternoon back in early August I noticed this small mayfly with peculiar red eyes on our bedroom window-sill.  It is probably a species of family Baetidae (order Ephemeroptera), possibly Cleon dipterum but this is only a very tentative identification.  Only the males have these turret-like or turbinate eyes.

Photo taken in Reading, UK, on 2010-08-03.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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