Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Small Squaregilled Mayflies (Caenidae) » Caenis
Photo#23034
tiny Mayfly-like insects - Caenis
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

tiny Mayfly-like insects - Caenis
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
February 6, 2005

Images of this individual: tag all
tiny Mayfly-like insects - Caenis tiny Mayfly-like insects - Caenis
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 4 July, 2005 - 5:39am
Last updated 16 March, 2006 - 10:30pm

Mayfly
of the family Caenidae, about eight species of Caenis occur in the NE. Males have three very long caudal filaments, females with short caudal filaments.
… Kerry S. Matz, 4 July, 2005 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Kerry
I can see a couple white caudal filaments, but they didn't show up too well against the moth sheet.
… Jim McClarin, 4 July, 2005 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact