Order

Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Heptagenia flavescens. Photo: (c) wasatch_hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Mayflies (also known as Canadian soldiers in the United States, or shadflies or fishflies in Canada and Michigan; also up-winged flies in the United Kingdom ) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies. Over 3,000 species of mayfly are known worldwide, grouped into over 400 genera in 42 families.

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Subtaxa

Superfamily: Heptagenioidea

Superfamily: Ephemerelloidea

Family: Ameletidae

Where in Humboldt

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