Posted by
shar on 28-08-2006 20:11
#1
Dear all,
This evening I made a picture of a mayfly or as we call them in Holland: one-day-fly. Unfortunately it was windy and so the delicate fly could barely hold on to my kitchendoor. And ofcourse there was not much light, so the picture is somewhat overlighted

. I guess there is not much to say about this specie. I am just curious whether the yellows balls are it's eyes.
These mayflies fascinate me. I seldom see them, but that is not so strange, because they do not live that long. It is a good thing that I took a picture

#3
Hi Shar.
I think that your Ephemeroptera is male of Cloeon dipterum.
It is one of the most common Ephemeroptera. Larvae of Cloeon dipterum live in small ponds even with dirty water.
Nikita
#5
shar wrote:
I am just curious whether the yellows balls are it's eyes.
Hello Shar,
Males in some Ephemeroptera sp. have so-called turban eyes.
The upper part (the yellow ball in your picture) with bigger facets is clearly separated from the lower (dark) part.
Ben