Mayflies
Ephemeroptera
Ephemeroptera (mayflies) is an order in the class Insecta, containing 1,810 described species.
Scientific classification
| Rank | Taxon |
|---|---|
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Ephemeroptera |
Families
- Baetidae490
- Heptageniidae305
- Leptophlebiidae297
- Caenidae115
- Ephemerellidae99
- Ephemeridae66
- Leptohyphidae60
- Siphlonuridae41
- Ameletidae39
- Tricorythidae34
- Polymitarcyidae31
- Oligoneuriidae29
- Isonychiidae23
- Teloganodidae17
- Euthyplociidae16
- Neoephemeridae13
- Potamanthidae13
- Prosopistomatidae13
- Baetiscidae12
- Palingeniidae12
- Behningiidae9
- Metretopodidae9
- Vietnamellidae9
- Oniscigastridae8
- Nesameletidae7
- Ameletopsidae6
- Coloburiscidae5
- Dicercomyzidae5
- Ephemerythidae5
- Acanthametropodidae3
- Ametropodidae3
- Arthropleidae2
- Coryphoridae2
- Dipteromimidae2
- Ichthybotidae2
- Pseudironidae2
- Austremerellidae1
- Machadorythidae1
- Melanemerellidae1
- Rallidentidae1
- Siphlaenigmatidae1
- Siphluriscidae1