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Mayfly Family Ephemeridae (Hexes and Big Drakes)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Ephemeridae (Hexes and Big Drakes)
Genus in EphemeridaeNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
Ephemera20132
Hexagenia27153
Litobrancha00
Common Name
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Pictures Below

This is page 2 of specimens of Ephemeridae. Visit the main Ephemeridae page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Ephemeridae.
  • 3 underwater pictures of Ephemeridae.
  • 6 streamside pictures of Ephemeridae.

47 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Ephemeridae:

Specimen Page:1234...6
Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly NymphHexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly NymphView 9 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 8, 2005
Added May 26, 2006
Hexagenia atrocaudata (Late Hex) Mayfly DunHexagenia atrocaudata (Late Hex) Mayfly DunView 14 PicturesI found this lone Hexagenia atrocaudata dun fluttering by herself on the surface of a small, still stretch of river one evening as I paddled home from fishing for smallmouths in the warm August weather.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Aug 5, 2005
Added Apr 15, 2006
Ephemera guttulata (Green Drake) Mayfly SpinnerEphemera guttulata (Green Drake) Mayfly SpinnerView 7 Pictures
Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 1, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Ephemera guttulata (Green Drake) Mayfly SpinnerEphemera guttulata (Green Drake) Mayfly SpinnerView 12 PicturesThis spinner was the only member of its species I saw all night during an incredibly thick and tricky mixed hatch on Penn's Creek a few days before the real start of its famous green drake hatch.
Region: PA Limestone
Collected May 26, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly DunHexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly DunView 7 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 28, 2005
Added May 26, 2006
Ephemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly SpinnerEphemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly SpinnerView 7 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 2, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Ephemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly NymphEphemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly NymphView 10 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 31, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly NymphHexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly NymphView 4 PicturesThis nymph is about an inch long.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Mar 9, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Ephemera varia (Yellow Drake) Mayfly DunEphemera varia (Yellow Drake) Mayfly DunView 7 PicturesThis yellow drake dun hatched out of my aquarium over a month before her brethren in the wild are slated to emerge. She seems a bit small, and that might be the reason.
Region: Northeast
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Ephemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly NymphEphemera simulans (Brown Drake) Mayfly NymphView 7 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 5, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
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