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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.
The adult Dolania americana has a pale brownish-purple body and membranous wings that are 10 to 13 mm (0.4 to 0.5 in) in length. The legs of both male and females are vestigial, thin and twisted, but appear to retain some function. The cerci are longer and more robust than the terminal filaments.
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.
Females fly into a swarm and are inseminated from below by a male taking part in the up and down motion. [7] The eggs are laid by the female dipping her abdomen into the surface of the water. This mayfly usually has a two-year life cycle (one- and three-year cycles have also been recorded), [ 1 ] with the nymphal stage lasting for most of this ...
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.
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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 ...
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