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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 Olives56267
BaetiscidaeArmored Mayflies24127
CaenidaeAngler's Curses925
EphemerellidaeHendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs165764
EphemeridaeHexes and Big Drakes47285
HeptageniidaeMarch Browns, Cahills, Quill Gordons122659
IsonychiidaeSlate Drakes20105
LeptohyphidaeTricos427
LeptophlebiidaeBlack Quills and Blue Quills40210
MetretopodidaePseudo-Gray Drakes1038
Neoephemeridae17
PolymitarcyidaeWhite Flies01
PotamanthidaeGolden Drakes00
SiphlonuridaeGray Drakes841

8 families aren't included.
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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:

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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.
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).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenApr 16, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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The strange tubes all over this rock house tiny midge larvae.
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).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMar 20, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMar 24, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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RegionCatskills
Date TakenApr 19, 2006
Date AddedApr 23, 2006
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RegionCatskills
Date TakenApr 19, 2006
Date AddedApr 23, 2006
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RegionCatskills
Date TakenApr 19, 2006
Date AddedApr 23, 2006
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The top of this stump is covered with mayfly and caddisfly life.
The top of this stump is covered with mayfly and caddisfly life.

In this picture: Insect Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies) and Insect Order Trichoptera (Caddisflies).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMar 20, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMay 15, 2004
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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?
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).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenApr 24, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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An Ephemerella subvaria nymph clings to a white rock in the foreground, and there are other nymphs in the background.
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).
RegionUpper Midwest
Date TakenMar 20, 2004
Date AddedJan 25, 2006
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