Thread subject: Diptera.info :: black insect on lake shore

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 21:00
#1

Hi,
At the moment I have no idea what this is. It has very long antennae and peculiar front legs. Seen on a lake east of Berlin last weekend. Help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks, Sundew

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 21:01
#2

Some details.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 01-07-2010 21:04
#3

Trichoptera

Posted by Roger Thomason on 01-07-2010 21:05
#4

Caddisfly; Trichoptera...again Paul...:D

Edited by Roger Thomason on 01-07-2010 21:06

Posted by Sundew on 01-07-2010 21:40
#5

So this is my first caddisfly, obviously a Black Dancer (Mystacides cf. nigra/azurea). And the curved hairy organs are not the front legs, but the maxillar palps. I might have guessed it. Many thanks, friends - learning makes me happy!