Thread subject: Diptera.info :: black insect on lake shore

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 20:00
#1
Hi,
At the moment I have no idea what this is. It has very long antennae and peculiar front legs. Seen on a lake east of Berlin last weekend. Help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Sundew

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 20:01
#2
Some details.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-07-2010 20:04
#3
Trichoptera

Posted by Roger Thomason on 01-07-2010 20:05
#4
Caddisfly; Trichoptera...again Paul...Grin
Edited by Roger Thomason on 01-07-2010 20:06

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 20:40
#5
So this is my first caddisfly, obviously a Black Dancer (Mystacides cf. nigra/azurea). And the curved hairy organs are not the front legs, but the maxillar palps. I might have guessed it. Many thanks, friends - learning makes me happy!