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As of 2012, over 3,000 species of mayfly in 42 families and over 400 genera are known worldwide, [50] [51] including about 630 species in North America. [52] Mayflies are an ancient group of winged (pterygote) insects.
Dolania is a monotypic genus of mayfly in the family Behningiidae containing the single species Dolania americana, also known as the American sand-burrowing mayfly. [2] It is found in the southeastern United States, as far south as Florida, and is generally uncommon. [ 3 ]
Caenis amica is a species of mayfly in the genus Caenis. As with most mayflies, it has an average adult lifespan of only a few days and lives near rivers in the Americas. As with most mayflies, it has an average adult lifespan of only a few days and lives near rivers in the Americas.
This mayfly may have a shorter life cycle than other members of its genus. In the laboratory when kept at a warm temperature it has been reared from egg to adulthood in thirteen weeks, [ 3 ] but in the Keokuk area there is believed to be a single generation per year, [ 2 ] whereas in Kentucky Lake there is mixed voltinism , with some adults ...
Ephemera danica can reach an imago size of 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) in males, while females are larger, reaching 16–25 mm (0.6–1.0 in). This mayfly, with its characteristic markings and three tails (), is the most commonly seen of British Ephemeridae.
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Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It is native to North America where it is distributed widely near lakes and slow-moving rivers. [ 2 ] The larvae, known as nymphs, are aquatic and burrow in mud and the adult insects have brief lives.