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HMA No. 1 Mayfly emerging from her floating shed at Vickers' yard at Barrow-in-Furness on 24 September 1911 "Mayfly" was the crew's nickname for His Majesty's Airship No. 1, an aerial scout airship built by Vickers but wrecked by strong winds in 1911 before her trial flights. [96]
The group is sometimes referred to as flat-headed mayflies or stream mayflies.These are generally rather small mayflies with three long tails. The wings are usually clear with prominent venation although species with variegated wings are known.
Cinygmula subaequalis is a species of flatheaded mayfly in the family Heptageniidae. It is found in southeastern, northern Canada, the eastern United States, and Alaska. It is found in southeastern, northern Canada, the eastern United States, and Alaska.
Baetidae is a family of mayflies with about 1000 described species in 110 genera distributed worldwide. [1] These are among the smallest of mayflies, adults rarely exceeding 10 mm in length excluding the two long slender tails and sometimes much smaller, and members of the family are often referred to as small mayflies or small minnow mayflies.
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.
Nymph Male imago of Baetis tricaudatus Baetis sahoensis. Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, known as the blue-winged olive to anglers.There are at least 150 described species in Baetis.
Hexagenia bilineata is a species of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It is native to North America where it is found in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Sometimes adults of this mayfly are so abundant as to cause a nuisance because of their enormous numbers. The larvae are aquatic and burrow in mud and the adult insects have brief lives.
Mayflies are commonly used as models for fly fishing lures. Both the nymphs and the adults are common food among the aquatic stream world. With their long tails, they are very attractive bait for many species of trout, and in some cases small mouth bass.