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