Mayfly Family Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

» Class Insecta (Insects)

» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

» Family Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs)

Genus in Ephemerellidae
Attenella	5	28
Caudatella	4	7
Dannella	0	0
DrunellaBlue-Winged Olives	28	124
EphemerellaHendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs	128	571
EurylophellaChocolate Duns	22	108
Matriella	0	0
Penelomax	3	25
Serratella	1	1
Teloganopsis	1	6
Timpanoga	1	2

3 genera

(Caurinella, Dentatella, Tsalia)

aren't included.

Common Name

Match	Common Name
	Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs

This is page 18 of specimens of Ephemerellidae. Visit the main Ephemerellidae page for:

• The behavior and habitat of Ephemerellidae.
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Pictures of 206 Mayfly Specimens in the Family Ephemerellidae:

Specimen Page:1...171819...22

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 2 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 2 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 2 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 4 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Nymph View 2 PicturesClose examination of this specimen under a microscope reveals that it has small rounded tubercles (

A few (not all) of the abdominal tubercles on this Ephemerella needhami nymph are circled. They are especially large in this species.

Tubercle: Various peculiar little bumps or projections on an insect. Their character is important for the identification of many kinds of insects, such as the nymphs of Ephemerellidae mayflies.) on the tergites (

One tergite of this Isonychia bicolor mayfly spinner is highlighted in red.

Tergite: The top (dorsal) part of a single segment on an insect's abdomen.) and the tails are uniformly covered with short black hairs. Looking at this specimen a while later, my early observations were probably not relevant because it was such as small early instar (Instar: Many invertebrates molt through dozens of progressively larger and better-developed stages as they grow. Each of these stages is known as an instar. Hard-bodied nymphs typically molt through more instars than soft-bodied larvae.) mayfly that its identifying characteristics were not fully developed.

Collected January 31, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Eurylophella (Chocolate Duns) Mayfly Nymph View 4 PicturesClose examination under a microscope easily showed abdominal tubercles (

A few (not all) of the abdominal tubercles on this Ephemerella needhami nymph are circled. They are especially large in this species.

Tubercle: Various peculiar little bumps or projections on an insect. Their character is important for the identification of many kinds of insects, such as the nymphs of Ephemerellidae mayflies.).

Collected January 31, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 4 Pictures

Collected January 31, 2004 from unknown in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 2 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerellidae (Hendricksons, Sulphurs, PMDs, BWOs) Mayfly Nymph View 3 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

Ephemerella invaria (Sulphur Dun) Mayfly Nymph View 3 Pictures

Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006

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Jargon Defined:

Instar: Many invertebrates molt through dozens of progressively larger and better-developed stages as they grow. Each of these stages is known as an instar. Hard-bodied nymphs typically molt through more instars than soft-bodied larvae.

One tergite of this Isonychia bicolor mayfly spinner is highlighted in red.

Tergites: The top (dorsal) part of a single segment on an insect's abdomen.

A few (not all) of the abdominal tubercles on this Ephemerella needhami nymph are circled. They are especially large in this species.

Tubercles: Various peculiar little bumps or projections on an insect. Their character is important for the identification of many kinds of insects, such as the nymphs of Ephemerellidae mayflies.

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