Months sighted in garden
Iron blue mayfly
Baetis muticus/niger agg.
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Ephemeroida
Dark bodied mayfly with two tails and tiny underwings. Wings smoky grey in colour without markings. Abdomen segments an almost black colour. The two species are distinguished on the veination of the hind wing - a ferature not clearly visible in any photograph. Caught in light trap 13th April, 2022. Seen in garden May/June.