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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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This is page 5 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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Ephemerella septentrionalis Mayfly DunEphemerella septentrionalis  Mayfly DunView 10 PicturesI'm pretty sure this dun belongs to septentrionalis, because her legs are just too long for invaria. I know that species is in this system because I collected several nymphs some miles downstream.

This really pretty mayfly was in kind of bad shape when I found it crippled on the surface, and bouncing around in my container with a bunch of green drakes didn't help.
Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 1, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly SpinnerEphemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) Mayfly SpinnerView 11 PicturesI collected this beautiful male Hendrickson specimen as a dun, along with a female Hendrickson from the same hatch. Both molted into spinners in my house within a couple of days.
Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 23, 2007
Added Apr 25, 2007
Eurylophella temporalis (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly NymphEurylophella temporalis (Chocolate Dun) Mayfly NymphView 9 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 5, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Ephemerella needhami (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly DunEphemerella needhami (Little Dark Hendrickson) Mayfly DunView 7 PicturesSee the comments for an interesting discussion of the identification of this dun.
Region: Catskills
Collected Jun 1, 2007
Added Jun 4, 2007
Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly DunBaetidae (Blue-Winged Olives) Mayfly DunView 8 PicturesThis dun of a fairly large Baetidae species was one of only a couple I saw all evening.
Region: Northeast
Collected Aug 24, 2006
Added Aug 27, 2006
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly SpinnerSiphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly SpinnerView 10 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 2, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur) Mayfly SpinnerEphemerella invaria (Sulphur) Mayfly SpinnerView 12 Pictures
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jun 3, 2005
Added May 25, 2006
Isonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphIsonychia bicolor (Mahogany Dun) Mayfly NymphView 7 PicturesThis Isonychia bicolor nymph from the Catskills displays the prominent white stripe sometimes characteristic of its species. This is the first such specimen I've photographed, because members of the same species in the Upper Midwest have a more subdued stripe (and were once thought to be a different species, Isonychia sadleri). The striking coloration on this eastern nymph is more appealing.
Region: Catskills
Collected Apr 19, 2006
Added Apr 21, 2006
Paraleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) Mayfly DunParaleptophlebia adoptiva (Blue Quill) Mayfly DunView 14 Pictures
Region: Northeast
Collected Apr 30, 2007
Added May 3, 2007
Siphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly NymphSiphlonurus quebecensis (Gray Drake) Mayfly NymphView 9 Pictures
Region: Catskills
Collected May 13, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
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