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Species Litobrancha recurvata

Photo taken when flyfishing - Litobrancha recurvata - male Litobrancha recurvata - female Litobrancha recurvata Mayfly - Litobrancha recurvata Litobrancha recurvata cf. Litobrancha recurvata - Litobrancha recurvata - male cf. Litobrancha recurvata - Litobrancha recurvata - male cf. Litobrancha recurvata - Litobrancha recurvata - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder Furcatergalia
Infraorder Scapphodonta
Superfamily Ephemeroidea
Family Ephemeridae (Common Burrower Mayflies)
Genus Litobrancha
Species recurvata (Litobrancha recurvata)
Explanation of Names
Litobrancha recurvata (Morgan 1913)
Range
e. NA(1) map(2)
Habitat
Larvae appear to be more restricted to cool-water streams with rapid current but the species is known from lakes(3)

Wisconsin records are from first- to third-order forested streams with cold water, good flow, and a sandy or sand-silt substrate with leafy detritus(3)
Life Cycle
Larvae burrow into highly organic and silty substrates(3)
Works Cited
1.Mayfly Central
2.Rohrbeck R. (2004-2014) Flyfishing entomology
3.Mayfly Larvae of Wisconsin
Tom H. Klubertanz. 2016. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.