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Atalophlebia sp.
Body approximately 18mm with long cerci. Black and glossy.
On underside of unknown leaf above a flowing stream.
Mayflies (males) don't live for very long after they leave the water to mate... http://anthropology.ua.edu/blogs/matthew... http://bie.ala.org.au/species/LEPTOPHLEB... http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insec...
Spotted on Feb 8, 2013
Submitted on Feb 10, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks for confirming Martin. I'll have a good read about them later.
It is a mayfly. It maybee =) missing a leg? They have either two or three cerci. http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/insec...