List of mayflies of the British Isles

This list of the mayflies recorded in the British Isles follows Macadam,[1] with nomenclature and taxonomy according to Kluge.[2] There are 51 species of mayfly known to occur in the British Isles, distributed among ten families.

Ameletidae
Arthropleidae
Baetidae
Adult
Naiad
Caenidae
Caenis horaria
Ephemeridae
Adult
Naiad
Ephemera vulgata
Ephemerellidae
Heptageniidae
Leptophlebiidae
Potamanthidae
Siphlonuridae

References

  1. Craig Macadam (2003). "In the Month of Mayfly" (PDF). Salmo Trutta 6: 64–67.
  2. Nikita Julievich Kluge (June 3, 2010). "Index of supra-species taxa names". Ephemeroptera of the World. Saint Petersburg State University. Retrieved June 11, 2010.