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Unknown bug
Copyright © 2009 Katherine Miller

Unknown bug
Folsom, California, USA
My brother spotted this in his apartment; he confessed to me that he committed entocide. He squished it. He asked his biologist sister, who asks her entomologists: please id!
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Contributed by Katherine Miller on 2 June, 2009 - 8:00pm
Last updated 16 June, 2009 - 2:34pm

Moved
Moved from Stenacron.

Please excuse my inappropriate move! It was merely a slip of my fingers while typing and nothing more -- I have no idea how to classify this image beyond "mayfly".

Anyway, as there are only a few other images of exuvia in the guide, I figured this one was worth keeping.
… Harsi S. Parker, 16 June, 2009 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

This is the shed skin, A.K.A. "exuvia"
of a Mayfly, so it doesn't really matter if he squashed it since it isn't living.

Picture of one here.
… Borealfalcon, 2 June, 2009 - 8:09pm login or register to post comments

 
exuvium, yes
['exuvia' is plural]
… v belov, 2 June, 2009 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

 
=v=,
My understanding is that "exuvia" and "exuvium" are acceptable derived alternative singular forms, and "exuviae" is the plural. I have seen debate about which singular form is more correct, but no real consensus. The oldest view seems to be that only the plural is proper--as either "exuviae" or "exuvia." However, modern usage seems to accept both singular forms as interchangeable.

(I have similar issues when trying to decide whether I should use "imagines," "imagoes," or "imagos" as the plural form of "imago.") :)
… Lloyd Gonzales, 17 June, 2009 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

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