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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies (Megaloptera) » Dobsonflies and Fishflies (Corydalidae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalinae) » Dobsonflies (Corydalus) » Eastern Dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus)
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White Egg Sacs found on rock in creek - Corydalus cornutus
Copyright © 2011 Matthew Taylor Murphy

White Egg Sacs found on rock in creek - Corydalus cornutus
North Augusta/ on a rock in a creek, Aiken County, South Carolina, USA
July 20, 2011
Size: Quarter or Half Dollar
The egg sacs where found on the side of a large rock about 6 inches above the water.
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Contributed by Matthew Taylor Murphy on 20 July, 2011 - 10:46am
Last updated 20 July, 2011 - 1:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
Thanks--and welcome to BugGuide!
… Charley Eiseman, 20 July, 2011 - 1:09pm login or register to post comments

Dobsonfly egg masses
Interesting--I've never seen one with that zigzag pattern before, but the only other example on BugGuide has the same thing:

Is that defect in the original photo, or was it something that happened when you uploaded it? If the latter, it would be great if you could try uploading it again (just click "edit")--this would be a nice addition to the guide.
… Charley Eiseman, 20 July, 2011 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I resubmitted the photo like
I resubmitted the photo like you requested thanks so much for identifying what the eggsacs were.
… Matthew Taylor Murphy, 20 July, 2011 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

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