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Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Family in EphemeropteraNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
AmelitidaeBrown Duns429
BaetidaeBlue-Winged Olives55264
BaetiscidaeArmored Mayflies24127
CaenidaeAngler's Curses925
EphemerellidaeHendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs164740
EphemeridaeHexes and Big Drakes47285
HeptageniidaeMarch Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons118628
IsonychiidaeSlate Drakes20105
LeptohyphidaeTricos427
LeptophlebiidaeBlack Quills and Blue Quills40210
MetretopodidaePseudo-Gray Drakes1038
Neoephemeridae17
PolymitarcyidaeWhite Flies01
PotamanthidaeGolden Drakes00
SiphlonuridaeGray Drakes840

8 families aren't included.
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Pictures Below

This is page 4 of specimens of Ephemeroptera. Visit the main Ephemeroptera page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Ephemeroptera.
  • 67 underwater pictures of Ephemeroptera.
  • 32 streamside pictures of Ephemeroptera.

516 Mayfly Specimens:

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Maccaffertium (March Browns and Cahills) Mayfly AdultMaccaffertium (March Browns and Cahills) Mayfly AdultView 13 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 26, 2005
Added May 16, 2006
Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly DunEphemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly DunView 9 PicturesI collected this female Hendrickson dun and a male in the pool on the Beaverkill where the popular Hendrickson pattern was first created. She is descended from mayfly royalty.
Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 22, 2006
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly NymphSiphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly NymphView 9 Pictures
Region: Catskills
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Stenacron (Light Cahills) Mayfly DunStenacron (Light Cahills) Mayfly DunView 13 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected May 27, 2005
Added May 22, 2006
Ameletus ludens (Brown Dun) Mayfly NymphAmeletus ludens (Brown Dun) Mayfly NymphView 9 Pictures
Region: Northeast
Collected Mar 29, 2005
Added Apr 7, 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
Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly DunHexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly DunView 7 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 28, 2005
Added May 26, 2006
Ephemerella septentrionalis Mayfly NymphEphemerella septentrionalis  Mayfly NymphView 12 PicturesThis is surely the most distinctive-looking species of Ephemerella nymph. I like the rugged, spindly look. If mayflies made movies, Ephemerella septentrionalis would probably play the supervillain.

Maybe I should take a break and get something to eat.
Region: Catskills
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Paraleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly SpinnerParaleptophlebia (Blue Quills) Mayfly SpinnerView 15 PicturesI wasn't actually fishing the river where I caught this one. I was just scouting, didn't like the look of the water, and as I was walking back to the car this little dun landed on my vest. Why can't they all be so easy to collect?
Region: Catskills
Collected Sep 8, 2006
Added Oct 4, 2006
Maccaffertium terminatum Mayfly SpinnerMaccaffertium terminatum  Mayfly SpinnerView 11 PicturesI positively identified this specimen under a microscope with a good key. It was one of the more common species in a generally light mixed bag of mayflies over a big Catskill tailwater last night.

I swooped this one out of the air while it was mating with a female, so I can be certain about her ID as well.
Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 7, 2007
Added Jun 8, 2007
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