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Mayfly

DateTue 2010-08-03

A mayfly, Emphemera sp (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae).  The view of the top of its abdomen is not clear enough for me to say whether it is E. danica, E. vulgata, or E. lineata. See here how to distinguish these three British species.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2010-07-25.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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