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03-06-2009, 07:52 PM
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| | | Mayfly ID required
Hi Everyone,
Last week a found what i thought was a Mayfly skin on a plant, today on the same plant i found a Mayfly but i can't ID it, the closest match i can find is Cloeon Dipterum. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Gray.  |
03-06-2009, 08:05 PM
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| | | Re: Mayfly ID required
Good luck with this one, I've just started trying to get my head around these and its hard work. 
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03-06-2009, 08:33 PM
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Steve, this is the first time i've come across one, they really are very detailed in appearance, the only thing i've managed to find out about them so far is some have two tails and some have three.
I look foreward to finding out a bit more
Cheers.
Gray. |
03-06-2009, 08:35 PM
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| | | Re: Mayfly ID required
Looks like Cloeon spp. Two very similar C.dipterum & C. simile |
03-06-2009, 09:32 PM
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Thanks Dogghound,
While i'm here can someone explain exactly what "sp" and "spp" means  i know, i know but until someone tells me it's just not meaning anything to me 
Gray. |
03-06-2009, 10:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GrayB  Thanks Dogghound,
While i'm here can someone explain exactly what "sp" and "spp" means i know, i know but until someone tells me it's just not meaning anything to me
Gray. | sp. = species singular
spp. = species plural
ie.
is this a Cloeon sp.
or
is this one of the Cloeon spp.
Does that help or just confuse things more? |
03-06-2009, 10:11 PM
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| | | Re: Mayfly ID required
Thanks Gerel,
spp, meaning they are a group "all similar"? If this is correct, then yes i think i've got it
Thanks.
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