Aquatic Insects of Michigan

by Ethan Bright, Museum of Zoology Insect Division and School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan

+ Species Lists
+ Identification/Keys

Ephemeridae

There are 8 species in 4 genera record from Michigan.

Ephemera Linnaeus

Ephemera blanda Traver, 1932 - ON (McCafferty et al. 2008)
   • Ephemera triplex Traver, 1935
Ephemera simulans Walker, 1853
   • Ephemera decora Walker, 1853
   • Ephemera natata Walker, 1853
   • Palingenia natata Walker, 1853
Ephemera varia Eaton, 1883

Hexagenia Walsh

Hexagenia atrocaudata McDunnough, 1924
Hexagenia bilineata (Say), 1824 Baetis
   • Palingenia bilineata Say, 1824
Hexagenia limbata (Serville), 1829 Ephemera
   • Hexagenia affiliata McDunnough, 1927
   • Hexagenia californica Upholt, 1937
   • Hexagenia carolina Traver, 1931
   • Hexagenia elegans Traver, 1931
   • Hexagenia kanuga Traver, 1937
   • Hexagenia marilandica Traver, 1931
   • Hexagenia mingo Traver, 1931
   • Hexagenia munda Eaton, 1883
   • Hexagenia occulta Walker, 1853
   • Hexagenia pallens Traver, 1935
   • Hexagenia rosacea Traver, 1931
   • Hexagenia variabilis Eaton, 1883
   • Hexagenia venusta Eaton, 1883
   • Hexagenia viridescens Walker, 1853
   • Hexagenia weewa Traver, 1931
   • Palingenia limbata Serville, 1829
   • Palingenia occulta Walker, 1853
   • Palingenia viridescens Walker, 1853
Hexagenia rigida McDunnough, 1924
   • Hexagenia form falcata Needham, 1920

Litobrancha McCafferty

Litobrancha recurvata (Morgan), 1913 Hexagenia

Pentagenia Walsh

Pentagenia vittigera (Walsh), 1862 Palingenia - Grand Traverse Bay, 26 October 1881, INHS Ephemeroptera Collection Database
   • Pentagenia quadripunctata Walsh, 1863

Page created: October 29, 2002 - Last updated: October 19, 2006 (EB)