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Rhithrogena germanica
Winged insect with two tails; brownish; size of a nailhead
My porch
I'm guessing this is some type of mosquito.
Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2012
3 Comments
Based on the compound eyes and the 9-10 th tergite coloring It suggest to me this is (Baetis tricaudatus). Having two tails makes me very sure on this ID.
Thank you, Mandy.
Looks like a mayfly (order Ephemeroptera). I found a similar one last week. No idea what genus or species, though!
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