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Ephemerella invaria
Species
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
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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.
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