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Mayfly? (tail) - Callibaetis - male
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Mayfly? (tail) - Callibaetis - Male
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
May 5, 2006
Size: ~10mm
The tail ends in "pincers" rather than long hairlike cerci(?).

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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 9 May, 2006 - 9:09pm
Last updated 10 August, 2006 - 8:38pm

Tail
filaments are easily broken off, one of the challenges is finding a mayfly with all it's parts intact. Good shot of the male forceps.
… Kerry S. Matz, 7 September, 2006 - 1:23pm

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