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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Pannota » Ephemerelloidea » Spiny Crawler Mayflies (Ephemerellidae) » Ephemerella » Ephemerella invaria

Species Ephemerella invaria

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Life Cycle · Works Cited
Ephemerella invaria Ephemerella invaria Ephemerella invaria mayfly - unident - Ephemerella invaria orange ephemeropteran - Ephemerella invaria - Ephemerella invaria Ephemerella invaria ? - Ephemerella invaria - female Ephemerellidae - Ephemerella invaria
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder Furcatergalia
Infraorder Pannota
Superfamily Ephemerelloidea
Family Ephemerellidae (Spiny Crawler Mayflies)
Genus Ephemerella
Species invaria (Ephemerella invaria)
Explanation of Names
Ephemerella invaria (Walker 1853)
Range
e. NA(1) map(2)
Life Cycle
Their method of oviposition is known as "bombing"--they release the entire egg mass from the air or sometimes by momentarily contacting the surface of the water.
Works Cited
1.Mayfly Central
2.Rohrbeck R. (2004-2014) Flyfishing entomology
Contributed by tom murray on 5 May, 2006 - 7:02pm
Additional contributions by v belov, metrioptera
Last updated 28 May, 2016 - 7:53pm

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