Brown Mayfly, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

Found hanging on a leaf in front of our moth setup at night in La Isla Escondida, Colombia. I'm not really sure what it is holding in its mouth.

comments (6)

Christine Young

Lion

Cool! Adult mayflies lack mouths though, so maybe the debris is just be stuck on it? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Also, it's pretty cool that you found a three-tailed one! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Here's a better look at the full tails:
    
    Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Gorgeous! They are so long! Posted 6 years ago
3. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  To me the object looks like a bagworm moth? Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Interesting. That didn't occur to me, but it certainly does resemble a bagworm case! I wonder how it got so much debris stuck on itself! Posted 6 years ago

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