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May fly

Description:

This one is a June bug (fish fly) nymph that has just molted

Habitat:

Anywhere near fresh, clean water and not too hot or Cold

Notes:

This is one cute bug ^_^

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago
May Fly
Mayfly


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3 Comments

zenomatsu
zenomatsu 12 years ago

Sorry, it is a may fly but I've always called them June bugs since I was little.

CynthiaMHori
CynthiaMHori 12 years ago

definitely a May Fly

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

Very cute. Strangely enough, where I live, a "June Bug" is a medium to large beetle and what you've posted is a "May Fly."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_bug
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfly

zenomatsu
Spotted by
zenomatsu

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Jul 7, 2011
Submitted on Jul 7, 2011

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