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Unknown aquatic insect - Anthopotamus
Copyright © 2023 jkagle

Unknown aquatic insect - Anthopotamus
Corning, Steuben County, New York, USA
November 10, 2023
Collected this as part of my daughter's biology project doing stream quality assessment. Thought it was a mayfly but the fringes on the cerci look more like odonata. Any help would be appreciated.
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Contributed by jkagle on 11 November, 2023 - 7:34am
Last updated 14 November, 2023 - 2:27am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 14 November, 2023 - 2:27am login or register to post comments

Uknown aquatic insect
Could be an Anthopotamus nymph. The filamentous tails, the mandibles, somewhat stocky legs and the divided gills all point towards Anthopotamus.
… Mark Melton, 12 November, 2023 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved to Ephemeroptera for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

I'm pretty sure it belongs here. Odonata don't have gills along the abdomen, and some mayfly naiads have fringed cerci. Roger, our mayfly expert, will quickly let us know if I'm wrong. :)

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 November, 2023 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

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