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15-04-2010, 09:17 PM
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| | | Insect i.d please
Scooped this little chap out of the pond today, It reminds me of a Mayfly, but it seems too small. It's my first casualty of the year, it seems to be damaged.  |
15-04-2010, 09:34 PM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
Do you have a photo? |
15-04-2010, 09:40 PM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
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Originally Posted by nutmeg  Do you have a photo? | I'm sorry, I forgot to send a photo, Doh!   |
15-04-2010, 09:40 PM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
Evening BM,
Is this your photo? 
It's actually a Non-biting Midge from the Chironomidae family. If you have a photograph showing the wings closer I may be able to try to get to sub-family level. This one is a male anyway - note the heavier-looking antennae ( actually are they twisted 90'?) and rear claspers. It's the latter bit you need for a species-level ID, gently removed under the microscope.
Take care, Jason  |
16-04-2010, 10:41 AM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
Cheers Jason. Here's another photo, hope it's good enough.  |
16-04-2010, 11:15 AM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
Just been out to the pond and this little chaps still there, a few inches from where I left it yesterday.  |
16-04-2010, 11:38 AM
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| | | Re: Insect i.d please
Sorry, I can't see the wing venation or tarsi clearly enough - these things are often difficult in field photography!
There is a revised key just been published, if you're interested - it's around £53 and contains about 30% more species than the one in the 70's, and IDs are often based on male genitals, tarsi ratios and wing venation. It's quite a bit, but I may go for it one day... | | |
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