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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Pisciforma » Small Minnow Mayflies (Baetidae) » Cloeon » Cloeon dipterum
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unknown mayfly - Cloeon dipterum
Copyright © 2013 Larry Clarfeld

unknown mayfly - Cloeon dipterum
Winooski, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
June 16, 2013
found on the underside of a Norway Maple leaf near a large river, just above a waterfall. Interesting behavior of wagging long tail from side to side. Exuviae found a few inches away on the leaf.

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Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 16 June, 2013 - 6:33pm
Last updated 16 June, 2013 - 9:20pm

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… Roger Rohrbeck, 16 June, 2013 - 9:20pm login or register to post comments

Cloeon dipterum
Hi Larry-

I believe this female imago to be Cloeon dipterum. Wagging their tails from side is a behavior common to members of family Baetidae.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 16 June, 2013 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 June, 2013 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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