Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Pannota » Caenoidea » Small Squaregilled Mayflies (Caenidae) » Caenis
Photo#304473
Small Square-gilled Mayfly - Caenis - female
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Small Square-gilled Mayfly - Caenis - Female
Pack Forest (near Eatonville), Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 10, 2009
See other images from the 2009 BugGuide Gathering here: gathering_2009

Images of this individual: tag all
Small Square-gilled Mayfly - Caenis - female Small Square-gilled Mayfly - Caenis - female
Contributed by Kevin Hall on 15 July, 2009 - 12:13pm
Last updated 20 March, 2019 - 10:20am

Caenis
Kevin-

This is a Caenis female imago, and really a good find, as Caenis have not been previously confirmed from Pierce Co. See WA Mayfly Distribution - By County, and click on the hyperlink for Pierce.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 15 July, 2009 - 9:45pm

 
very cool
Thanks for the info. However, our location was within about 1/4 mile of two other counties. :)
… Kevin Hall, 15 July, 2009 - 10:44pm

Small square gill mayfly
I can get these to Caenidae,Small square gill mayfies, but don't know enough to go further
… Karl Volkman, 15 July, 2009 - 1:13pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo