If I had a time machine and set the dial to place me into the late Carboniferous some 290 million years ago I could have taken a picture of an ancestor of this species in a similar habitat context. Some of these ancestors reached wingspans of over 40cms. The ferny background would have been expected though as to whether the leaf of a flowering plant being available as a perch remains doubtful
Gen. sp. TBC Mesilau Mt. Kinabalu National Park Sabah Malaysia BL 18.0mm
South East Asian EphemeropteraSouth East Asian MayflyMalaysian MayflyMt. Kinabalu National Park MayflySabah MayflyBorneo Mayfly