Cloeon dipterum Linnaeus, 1761
(a mayfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCloeon dipterum (a mayfly)
FamilyBAETIDAE (a family of mayflies)
OrderEPHEMEROPTERA (mayflies, upwinged flies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cloeon dipterum (a mayfly) :
1: Cloeon dipterum (a mayfly)
6 Aug 2006 OSGR: SK15 53° 0’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Staffs (VC 39) England
at MV light (5/6 Aug 06) some distance from water
Image 1: Male adult - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Male adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 3: Male adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male adult - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 5: Male adult - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Male adult - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Male adult - lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Male adult - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Cloeon dipterum (a mayfly)
1 Oct 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Nymph, in pond
Image 1: Nymph - abdomen - with gills - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Nymph - abdomen - with gills - ventral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 3: Nymph - abdomen - with gills - ventral view - magnified - white background (3)Image 4: Nymph - abdominal gills - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Nymph - abdominal gills - magnified - white background (2)Image 6: Nymph - abdominal gills - magnified - white background (3)Image 7: Nymph - abdominal gills - magnified - white background (4)Image 8: Nymph - abdominal gills - magnified - white background (5)Image 9: Nymph - antero-dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 10: Nymph - central tail filament - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - dark backgroundImage 12: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Nymph -dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 14: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white background (2)Image 16: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white background (3)Image 17: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white background (4)Image 18: Nymph - dorsal view - magnified - white background (5)Image 19: Nymph - tails - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 20: Nymph - tails - microscope low magnification - white background (2)
3: Cloeon dipterum (a mayfly)
9 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, in Heath Trap
Image 1: Female - lateral viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - magnified - white background

Cloeon dipterum (a mayfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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