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Tiny White Insects with Dark Heads, Swooping over Creek - female
Copyright © 2018 Margy Stewart

Tiny White Insects with Dark Heads, Swooping over Creek - Female
Junction City, 15 mi. SE, Geary/Flint Hills/Tall Grass Prairie County, Kansas, USA
March 17, 2018
Size: 1/4"
Sometimes instead of slapping their abdomens against the water, they released a dark packet which fell into the water. Again, I apologize for the poor images. I am hoping the morph and the behavior will help narrow the choices down! Thank you so much.

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Tiny White Insects with Dark Heads, Swooping over Creek - female Tiny White Insects with Dark Heads, Swooping over Creek - female
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Contributed by Margy Stewart on 17 March, 2018 - 9:01pm
Last updated 11 September, 2018 - 8:37am

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Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 September, 2018 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

Ephemeroptera
Mayflies. My guess is these are in the family Caenidae, based on the color of the wings and the small size. We would need a clearer photo to know for sure.
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