List of mayflies of the British Isles

This list of the mayflies recorded in the British Isles follows Macadam,[1] with nomenclature and taxonomy according to Kluge.[2] There are 51 species of mayfly known to occur in the British Isles, distributed among ten families.

Ameletidae
  • Ameletus inopinatus Eaton, 1887
Arthropleidae
Baetidae
Adult
Naiad
Caenidae
Caenis horaria
  • Brachycercus harrisella Curtis, 1834
  • Caenis beskidensis Sowa, 1973
  • Caenis horaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Caenis luctuosa (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Caenis macrura Stephens, 1835
  • Caenis pseudorivulorum Keffermüller, 1960
  • Caenis pusilla Navás, 1913
  • Caenis rivulorum Eaton, 1884
  • Caenis robusta Eaton, 1884
Ephemeridae
Ephemerellidae
  • Seratella ignita (Poda, 1761)
  • Ephemerella notata Eaton, 1887
Heptageniidae
Rhithrogena germanica
  • Ecdyonurus dispar (Curtis, 1834)
  • Ecdyonurus insignis (Eaton, 1870)
  • Ecdyonurus torrentis Kimmins, 1942
  • Ecdyonurus venosus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Electrogena affinis (Eaton, 1870)
  • Electrogena lateralis (Curtis, 1834)
  • Heptagenia longicauda (Stephens, 1835)
  • Heptagenia sulphurea (Müller, 1764)
  • Kageronia fuscogrisea (Retzius, 1783)
  • Rhithrogena germanica Eaton, 1870
  • Rhithrogena semicolorata (Curtis, 1834)
Leptophlebiidae
Potamanthidae
Siphlonuridae

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