
I found this insect in the water where the Snake River intersects the St
Croix River. From its appearance and the habitat in which I found it I believe that is a type of dark
fishfly, probably
Nigronia serricornis. Dark
fishfly are members of the
Corydalidae family, which includes
fishflies and
dobsonflies, that are usually found in clean stream and rivers with rapids. The
Nigronia serricornis dark
fishfly has less white on the wings then other dark
fishflies which is why I believe that it is this type. The only mystery is the length of the
antennae, which is much shorter in the picture then they usually are. It is
possible that it might have lost part of its
antennae, maybe to a predator.
3 comments:
Well, of course. We all knew that.
Okay, I didn't. Learn something new every day, however, and this is great because it brings back memories of my dad, who died 11 months ago.
Thanks, and congratulations on your eagle photos. Great stuff, especially with three eaglets.
Kay, Alberta
wow! awesome! Happy watery wednesday :) Please visit me back :)
The wings are so exquisite. Beautiful catch.
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