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Fishflies are members of the subfamily Chauliodinae, belonging to the megalopteran family Corydalidae. [1] They are most easily distinguished from their closest relatives, dobsonflies, by the jaws (mandibles) and antennae.
Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region, [2] and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera.
Characteristics, Scientific Name, Classification, Taxonomy, Territorial Claims, and pictures of the Fishfly (North America)
The family Corydalidae contains the megalopterous insects known as dobsonflies and fishflies. Making up about three dozen genera, [1] they occur primarily throughout North America, both temperate and tropical, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Africa (particularly South Africa) and Asia.
The spring fishfly is a species of North American fishfly. As implied by its name, it flies late in spring, from late May to early July. It is a big, primitive-looking, short-lived, winged insect. It is also known as the toothed-horned fishfly and is lighter and less yellow than the summer fishfly.
Learn about the summer fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis) – its size, color, active season, life cycle, what it eats, range, habitat, and whether it bites or not
Fish flies, otherwise known as mayflies, are insects with slender bodies, prominent wings, and long antennae and tails. Fish flies live a mostly aquatic life, hatching from eggs resting in...