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Mayfly (shadflies or fishflies)

Ephemeroptera

Description:

Mayflies are relatively primitive insects and exhibit a number of ancestral traits that were probably present in the first flying insects, such as long tails and wings that do not fold flat over the abdomen.

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7 Comments

SisirBanga
SisirBanga 7 years ago

Machi,
Thanks for ID

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 7 years ago

I've removed the mission as it was on the wrong continent -- thanks Sukanya!

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

Spotted in Chandigarh, India but Mission is USA.

WOW!

BonnieLewis
BonnieLewis 7 years ago

WoW!!!!!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 7 years ago

How odd!!

SisirBanga
Spotted by
SisirBanga

Union Territory of Chandīgarh, India

Spotted on Feb 15, 2017
Submitted on Feb 15, 2017

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