Title: Ecdyonurus mayfly Identification |
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From: Editorial Staff Date: 27-08-2021 20:15:42
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I found this specimen in the Graian Alps middle of August. I was fishing on a beautiful alpine stream, over 1000 m. above sea level. There were hundreds of mayflies in the air, big red spinners, that probably were Ecdyonurus venosus, but this was looked different. |
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From: Editorial Staff Date: 27-08-2021 20:16:24
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On a rock, there was this one. A little smaller than the mayfly in the air and a bit washed out in colour. |
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From: Editorial Staff Date: 27-08-2021 20:25:11
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The turban eyes were dark gray. There seemed to be a tiny faint lighter band at the base. |
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From: Editorial Staff Date: 27-08-2021 20:26:56
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The wings were transparent, darker in the upper Costa section |
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From: Editorial Staff Date: 27-08-2021 20:28:21
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I took it home but could not take a better picture as the next day it was dead and a bit dried out. Definitely genus Ecdyonurs, by the shape of genitalia it might have been E.alpinus. Anyone with a better guess? |