Identification of mayfly type please

brianholland · #1 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 08:35 AM

While having a picnic on the banks of the River Tees in JUne this mayfly type landed on a piece of cloth and I quickly took this rather poor photograph before it took off again.

I have assumed it is a mayfly type because of its long tail and antennae.

Have no idea what it's really identity is so can someone please help?.

lync · #2 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 09:20 AM

It is a mayfly though I doubt anyone will be able to put a name to it.

brianholland · #3 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by lync

It is a mayfly though I doubt anyone will be able to put a name to it.

Thanks for confirmation of mayfly but I am not surprised you feel unable to take it further the shot is far from good. It was the best I could manage in the circumstances.

Thanks for trying. Appreciated.

lync · #4 (**permalink**) 06-07-2009, 08:03 PM

It's not so much the photo, I just don't think that there are many Ephemeroptera experts around. And I suspect that as a group in general they don't lend themselves that well to photo-id.

brianholland · #5 (**permalink**) 07-07-2009, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by lync

It's not so much the photo, I just don't think that there are many Ephemeroptera experts around. And I suspect that as a group in general they don't lend themselves that well to photo-id.

Lync, thanks for the explanation from which I draw some comfort as I have extreme difficulty in identifying the insects that my wife photographs.