Keys to Mayflies - Burrowers
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Identitifying Characteristics of Burrowers
Nymphs
1) Forked gills along the abdomen which are fringed ( covered with small hairs)
2) Large mandibles (mouth parts) that form tusks
Adults
1) Veins MP1, MP2 and CuA strongly diverge from the base of the fore wing
2) Very large mayfly with large wings
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Mayfly Burrower Nymph
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Mayfly Burrower Wing |
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Illustration by Andy Cooper
| TABLE OF MAJOR MAYFLY BURROWER HATCHES |
| Families |
Genera |
Species |
Common Name |
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| Ephemeridae |
Ephemera |
guttulata |
Eastern Green Drake |
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simulans |
Brown Drake |
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Hexagenia |
limbata |
Big Yellow May |
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| Polymitarcyidae |
Ephoron |
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White Fly |
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