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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Pannota » Caenoidea » Small Squaregilled Mayflies (Caenidae) » Caenis
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carcass - Caenis
Copyright © 2010 Gerardine Vargas

carcass - Caenis
tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
April 8, 2010
Size: 2.5 mm body
Is it possible to ID the bug that left this carcass? Thanks.

Found on yucca flower.

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carcass - Caenis carcass - Caenis
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Contributed by Gerardine Vargas on 9 April, 2010 - 1:54am
Last updated 12 August, 2010 - 4:17am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 12 August, 2010 - 4:17am login or register to post comments

Probably Caenis
Geraldine-

It appears (at least to me) to be the discarded exoskeleton of a female Caenis subimago. Was it found near a lake shore?
… Roger Rohrbeck, 9 April, 2010 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Yes, the yucca I found it on was by a small manmade lake. Thanks for the additional possible ID.
… Gerardine Vargas, 9 April, 2010 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 9 April, 2010 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

mayfly exuvium
beautiful work, as always
… v belov, 9 April, 2010 - 2:00am login or register to post comments

 
So very beautiful
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… Mandy Howe, 9 April, 2010 - 2:45am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for the ID! And I'm happy you enjoyed the image. :-)
… Gerardine Vargas, 9 April, 2010 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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