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Family Isonychiidae - Brushlegged Mayflies

Red mayfly - Isonychia rufa Gray mayfly - Isonychia mayfly 1 - Isonychia mayfly 3 - Isonychia Brushlegged Mayfly - Isonychia - male Big Mayfly - Isonychia Mayfly - Isonychia - male Mayfly - Isonychia obscura - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder Pisciforma
Superfamily Heptagenioidea
Family Isonychiidae (Brushlegged Mayflies)
Other Common Names
Slate Drakes(1)
Numbers
a single genus, with 16 spp. in our area and 34 spp. total(2)
Identification
larval characteristics(3)
Range
Common and widespread across NA
Life Cycle
see(1)
Works Cited
1.Troutnut.com - Photos and Biology of Aquatic Insects - Mayfly Section
2.Barber-James H., Sartori M., Gattolliat J-L., Webb J. (2013) World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species
3.Digital key to aquatic insects of North Dakota
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 16 March, 2006 - 10:19pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Ted Kropiewnicki, v belov
Last updated 3 February, 2014 - 9:52am

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