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Species Ephemerella invaria

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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
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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.