Fly larva cases

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Fly larvae cases

Thousands of discarded larva cases washed ashore after a big hatch of flies. Remnants of a few flies can be seen amongst the cases.

Location: A708, Scottish Borders
Identifications
  • Caenis
    Confidence: It might be this.
  • Non-biting mides (Chironimidae)
    Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
  • likely ID 
    Non-biting midges (Chironomidae)
    Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Non-biting midges (Chironomidae)

Comments

Woops- should say Midges, not

Woops- should say Midges, not mides. It would be more accurate to say 'larval exuviae' I think where I've said nymphal exuviae.

Cathal.

Many thanks

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Chironomidae

Cannot help with the ID, but it should be spelt with two 'o's as above, I think.

Ian
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Thanks for pointing this out

Thanks for pointing this out Ophrys, I thought I had just about got away with the typo in the common name, but no!

Cathal.

Chironomids

there is a dead adult chironomid in the picture, the white thing just above the piece of grass near the centre.

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