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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Small Squaregilled Mayflies (Caenidae)

Family Caenidae - Small Squaregilled Mayflies

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tiny Mayfly-like insects - Caenis tiny mayfly? - Caenis Small Mayfly - Caenis Is this a Caenis Mayfly? - Caenis - female Mayfly ? abdomen at 100X Mayfly larva - Caenis Mayfly larva - Caenis Mayfly larva - Caenis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Family Caenidae (Small Squaregilled Mayflies)
Numbers
Nomina Insecta Neartica lists 4 North American genera: Amercaenis, Brachycercus, Caenis and Cercobrachys.
Internet References
The Digital Key to Aquatic Insects of North Dakota has info on the nymphs.
USGS Mayflies of the US has distribution maps.
Aquatic Insects of Michigan has a key.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 16 March, 2006 - 10:29pm
Additional contributions by tom murray
Last updated 14 July, 2007 - 6:13pm

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