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 UDENTALRBACH BENTHOS REPORT

Species
Epeorus assimils

One of the numerous nymphs of E.assimilis was a freshly moulted instarr, recognizable by the light livery.