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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 08-05-2009 20:05
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every years i find those things on my windows at the beginning on may. in french we call that rests "exuvie" but i don't know the word in english ... boby is 4 mm long and the 3 forks 4 mm too. Paris area, may 8th, in front of Seine river. is it possible to get the family name with this picture ? Edited by pat_der2003 on 08-05-2009 20:39 |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 08-05-2009 20:10
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Ephemeroptera, an exuvium, indeed. Note that these mayflies - and this is only true for this insect order - have a molt after leaving water and soonly thereafter another. After the first they become subimagos, after the second thy are called imagos. Then they die in a short time. I think there's very little chance to ID without seeing an imago or subimago itself. |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-05-2009 21:35
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many thanks pwalter for this ID and the informations !!  |
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but don't see the image in the post.