Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
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Common Name
| Match | Common Name |
| Mayflies |
Fly Imitations by Orvis
| Stage | Fly Pattern |
| Nymph | Hare's Ear |
| Nymph | Pheasant Tail |
| Nymph | RS2 |
| Dun | Adams |
| Dun | CDC Comparadun |
| Dun | Sparkle Dun |
| Spinner | AK's Spinner |
This is page 3 of underwater photos of Ephemeroptera. Visit the main Ephemeroptera page for:
- The behavior and habitat of Ephemeroptera.
- Studio pictures of 516 Ephemeroptera specimens.
- 32 streamside pictures of Ephemeroptera.
67 Underwater Pictures of Mayflies:

I lifted a rock in pursuit of a stonefly nymph that had scurried beneath it, and instead I found this Ephemera simulans burrowing mayfly nymph waiting to be photographed.
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemera simulans (Brown Drake).
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemera simulans (Brown Drake).

The strange tubes all over this rock house tiny midge larvae.
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges), Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies), and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
In this picture: True Fly Family Chironomidae (Midges), Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies), and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).



In this picture: Mayfly Genus Epeorus (Little Maryatts) and Mayfly Family Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives).

In this picture: Mayfly Genus Epeorus (Little Maryatts) and Mayfly Family Baetidae (Blue-Winged Olives).

The top of this stump is covered with mayfly and caddisfly life.
In this picture: Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
In this picture: Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).


There's a very well-camouflaged Baetisca laurentina mayfly nymph resting on the twig in the bottom left corner of this picture. Can you spot him?
In this picture: Mayfly Species Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly).
In this picture: Mayfly Species Baetisca laurentina (Armored Mayfly).

An Ephemerella subvaria nymph clings to a white rock in the foreground, and there are other nymphs in the background.
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
In this picture: Mayfly Species Ephemerella subvaria (Hendrickson) and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
