Mayfly






CLASS

Insecta

ORDER

Ephemeroptera

FAMILY

Heptageniidae

GENUS

Epeorus

SPECIES

assimilis



Keys used for
this identification

Only two cerci (filum terminale absent)

the two gills of the first pair are heart-shaped, and clearly separated from each other


THE SPECKKAHL BENTHOS REPORT

Species
Epeorus assimilis

A not yet full grown up Epeorus. In the first picture of the series a small Ephemerellidae hangs on its tail.