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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Insecta > Pterygota > Palaeoptera > Ephemeroptera

Preferred term

Ephemeroptera  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mayflies
  • Mayfly

Note

  • for killing Ephemeroptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

Scope note

  • An Order of aquatic INSECTS comprising about 2,500 species worldwide. It is the only insect group with two flying stages, each with relatively large forewings. The immature stage called "naiad" or "nymph" lasts one year in fresh water, and the adult stage is shortlived, lasting from a few minutes to a few days, depending on the species. The Ephemeroptera includes mayflies (also called shadflies)

History note

  • 2015

In other languages

  • päivänkorennot

    Finnish

  • ephemeroptera-hyönteislahko
  • ephemeroptera-lahkon hyönteiset
  • päivänkorentojen lahko
  • surviaiset
  • surviaisten lahko
  • Dagsländor

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D065133

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