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Mayfly Larva - Siphloplecton basale
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Mayfly Larva - Siphloplecton basale
Errol, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
May 23, 2006
Size: 14mm
Contributed by tom murray on 6 June, 2006 - 9:16pm
Last updated 7 June, 2006 - 5:51pm

Metretopodidae: Siphloplecton basale
Another very nice shot of this large mayfly. They are early emergers, and you can see this one is a "blackwing" --> would have emerged as a subimago before long.
… Donald S. Chandler, 7 June, 2006 - 8:02am

 
New family
Don, thanks for identifying yet another new family for the guide.
… tom murray, 7 June, 2006 - 5:55pm

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