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Yellow Drake Mayfly

Ephemera varia

Photo by Mel Carroll
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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow drake mayfly

Ephemera varia

Notes:

Found resting on my front door. Lovely.

Species ID Suggestions

Yellow drake mayfly

Ephemera varia

Reference Link
Elsa
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Comments (2)
luteum stenonema
All Ephemera have blotchy spots in the middle of their forewing. The tergite sublateral maculation pattern aligns with Hexagenia limbata. Here is the blotchy pattern in this sample. http://bugguide.net/node/view/617349
Nicholas4
Try using that as bait for trout fishing! They go nuts when there's a hatch around... Real pretty..
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PublishedJuly 19, 2011

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