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Mayflies - Ephemeroptera

Group Description

11 families.

  • Baetis atlanticus (1 record) - only discovered in 2006
  • Baetis atrebatinus (Dark Olive) local to south no records in Bristol
  • Baetis buceratus (Scarce Olive) widespread but no records in Bristol
  • Baetis digitatus (Scarce Iron Blue) scattered no records in Bristol
  • Baetis fuscatus (Pale Watery) widespread but no records in Bristol
  • Baetis muticus (Iron Blue Mayfly / Northern Iron Blue Mayfly) common and widespread apart from Eastern England. There are records in Bristol
  • Baetis niger (Southern Iron Blue) widespread but no records in Bristol /
  • Baetis rhodani (Large Dark Olive) scattered with no records in Bristol
  • Baetis scambus (Small Dark Olive) widespread and locally common particularly to Wales. 1 record in Bristol
  • Baetis vernus (Medium olive) common and widespread, mainly in South with no records in Bristol /

SubGroups

name latinname species sightings media image
Baetis Unidentified 1 Baetis Unidentified 1 1 2 4 image for Baetis Unidentified 1
Cloeon dipterum Cloeon dipterum 1 1 3 image for Cloeon dipterum
Ephemera vulgata Ephemera vulgata 1 1 3 image for Ephemera vulgata
Green Drake Ephemera danica 1 2 6 image for Green Drake