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Cloeon dipterum subimago exuviae - Common wetland mayfly Female subimago moulting to imago. I am glad I managed to phorograph this stage, as mayflies are the only insects where a winged form undergoes a further moult. The photos are taken in October in our apartment in Sofia, one evening using a flash. On the other photo the focus is on the imago.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56282/cloeon_dipterum_-_common_wetland_mayfly.html" title="Cloeon dipterum - Common wetland mayfly"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/56282_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=zEiAjBiLhXGdAaEx6mbpavEzuhI%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Cloeon dipterum - Common wetland mayfly Female subimago moulting to imago. I am glad I managed to phorograph this stage, as mayflies are the only insects where a winged form undergoes a further moult. The photos are taken in October in our apartment in Sofia, one evening using a flash. On the next photo the focus in on the exuviae.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56283/cloeon_dipterum_subimago_exuviae_-_common_wetland_mayfly_.html Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Baetidae,Bulgaria,Cloeon,Cloeon simile,Dun,Ephemeroptera,Europe,Exuviae,Fall,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Nature,Sofia,Subimago,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Baetidae,Bulgaria,Cloeon,Cloeon simile,Dun,Ephemeroptera,Europe,Exuviae,Fall,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Nature,Sofia,Subimago,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge

Cloeon dipterum subimago exuviae - Common wetland mayfly

Female subimago moulting to imago. I am glad I managed to phorograph this stage, as mayflies are the only insects where a winged form undergoes a further moult. The photos are taken in October in our apartment in Sofia, one evening using a flash. On the other photo the focus is on the imago.

Cloeon dipterum - Common wetland mayfly Female subimago moulting to imago. I am glad I managed to phorograph this stage, as mayflies are the only insects where a winged form undergoes a further moult. The photos are taken in October in our apartment in Sofia, one evening using a flash. On the next photo the focus in on the exuviae.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56283/cloeon_dipterum_subimago_exuviae_-_common_wetland_mayfly_.html Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Baetidae,Bulgaria,Cloeon,Cloeon simile,Dun,Ephemeroptera,Europe,Exuviae,Fall,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Nature,Sofia,Subimago,Wildlife

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The Cloeon simile

Cloeon simile is a Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) in the family Baetidae. It is closely related to Cloeon dipterum, which is by some considered to be a species complex, hiding more than one actual species.

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Similar species: Mayflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jan 5, 2018. Captured Oct 21, 2017 13:14 in ul. "Vorino" 20А, 1612 ж.к. Белите брези, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.