Ephemera vulgata Linnaeus, 1758
(a mayfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEphemera vulgata (a mayfly)
GenusEphemera (Zoo.) (a genus of mayflies)
FamilyEPHEMERIDAE (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 Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly) :
1: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Imago
Image 1: In situ - lateral viewImage 2: In situ - lateral view (2)Image 3: In situ - lateral view (3)Image 4: In situ - lateral view (4)Image 5: In situ - lateral view - close-upImage 6: In situ - lateral view - close-up (2)
2: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Dun
Image 1: Dun - in situ - lateral viewImage 2: Dun - in situ - lateral view (2)
3: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
15 May 2005 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Dun
Image 1: Dun
4: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
6 Aug 1998 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Mayfly and dun exuvia on Burdock
Image 1: Body - dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal viewImage 3: Dorsal view - close-upImage 4: Dun exuviaImage 5: Lateral viewImage 6: Lateral view - close-upImage 7: Ventral view - close-up
5: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept off Willow
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dun exuviaImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Ventral viewImage 5: Wing - close-up
6: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swarming
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view - detailImage 3: Lateral viewImage 4: Lateral view - detail
7: Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at riverside
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Dorsal view - detailImage 4: Lateral viewImage 5: Lateral view - close-upImage 6: Lateral view - detail

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ephemera vulgata (a mayfly)
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