Ephemeroptera

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Common Name: Mayflies

Order Name Means: "short-lived wing"

Pterygote (Paleopterous)

Reduced to no mouthparts

Large Compound Eyes

Long, filiform antennae

Sub-Imago Stage

3 caudal filiments

Aquatic naiad, gills on abdomen

Large triangular wings