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Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
Diptera
“True Flies”
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
Ephemeroptera
family
Ameletidae
“Comb-mouthed Minnow Mayflies”
Baetidae
“Small Minnow Mayflies”
Baetiscidae
“Armored Mayflies”
Caenidae
“Small Square-gilled Mayflies”
Ephemerellidae
“Spiny Crawler Mayflies”
Ephemeridae
“Burrowing Mayflies”
Heptageniidae
“Flat-headed Mayflies”
Isonychiidae
“Brush-legged Mayflies”
Leptohyphidae
“Little Stout Crawler Mayflies”
Leptophlebiidae
“Prong-gilled Mayflies”
Metretopodidae
“Cleft-footed Minnow Mayflies”
Polymitarcyidae
“Pale Burrower Mayflies”
Potamanthidae
“Hackle-gills”
Siphlonuridae
“Primitive Minnow Mayflies”
Leptophlebiidae
genus
Habrophlebia
Leptophlebia
Neoleptophlebia
Leptophlebia
“Prong-gilled Mayflies”
Genus Overview
There are 7 species in North America.  The species imaged is Leptophlebia bradleyi.  This species was once included in Paraleptophlebia but adult characters has it currently placed in Leptophlebia.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 6.4 and higher
Upper Midwest: 4 and higher
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
Shredder / Detritivore
MOVEMENT
Clinger
Sprawler
Swimmer
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
Order
Abdominal Gills
Single Tarsal Claw
Usually 3 Tails
Family
Double Lamellate Gills
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