| Common Name |
Little Stout Crawler Mayfly |
| Phylum |
Arthropoda |
| Class |
Insecta |
| Order |
Ephemeroptera |
| Family |
Leptohyphidae |
| Description |
3-10mm, not including antennae and tails. Dorsally, they have a pair of large, thick, movable plates that cover their gills. They are shaped nearly like triangles. Their gills do not have any fringe. For more photos, refer to our online gallery: tinyurl.com/r85p2e5 |
| Habitat |
Primarily lotic-depositional, some lentic-littoral. Common in flowing waters but can be found only in areas of slow current. They reside in silt, fine sand, woody debris, and at the bases of aquatic vegetation. |
| Feeding Information |
Collector-gatherers. |
| Water Quality Tolerance |
Facultative. Unlike most mayflies, Leptohyphidae larvae may be abundant in warm, still streams with reduced DO concentrations. |
| References |
Voshell & Wright. 2002. |
