Ditomyiid fly (Symmerus sp.) pupal exuvium
Symmerus sp. Thanks to Even Dankowicz for confirming my speculative determination via private email. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found projecting 3-4mm out of trunk of debarked fallen hardwood tree in mixed hardwood forest. Looked relatively fresh, so presumably the fly had emerged not too long before I found the exuvium.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.
Ditomyiid fly (Symmerus sp.) pupal exuvium
Symmerus sp. Thanks to Even Dankowicz for confirming my speculative determination via private email. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found projecting 3-4mm out of trunk of debarked fallen hardwood tree in mixed hardwood forest. Looked relatively fresh, so presumably the fly had emerged not too long before I found the exuvium.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.