Mayfly male

5647   Hi. I found this guy on my car. It was a warm day at the beginning of April in Gibsons, BC.   Thanks!

This is a male mayfly (order Ephemeroptera); it may be a subimago, the stage that emerges from the nymphal exoskeleton and flies to a (hopefully) safe location where it sheds its ‘skin’ one more time to become a fully functioning adult. Mayflies are the only known insects that molt once their wings have developed. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.