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Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae of Gunnison County, Colorado

Ephemerella apopsis

McCafferty, 1992
Created 2 Feb 2012
TSN 568635

Notes

This animal is not reported from Gunnison County. It was described from 11,000 feet near Chasm Lake, Colorado. At high elevations, watch for small Ephemerella adults that are similar to E. aurivillii..

Links

On this website:
Introduction to the Ephemerellidae

Other Websites:
Map - Kondratieff, Boris C. (coordinator). 2000. Mayflies of the United States. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Online. (Version 12DEC2003). http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/mfly/usa/191.htm

References

McCafferty,WP 1992 Ephemerella apopsis, a new species from Rocky Mountain high (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae). Entomological News 103(4):135-138. PDF
     Original description of this insect.

Brown,WS 2012 Ephemeroptera of Gunnison County, Colorado
www.gunnisoninsects.org