Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae of Gunnison County, ColoradoIntroductionFlat Headed Mayflies, ClingersUnder Construction! Updated 11 Oct 2008
Provisional Species List
Good LinksPhoto of Adult Heptageniidae by Alex Wild http://www.myrmecos.net/insects/Heptageniid1.htmlPhoto of Heptageniidae nymph head http://www.dfg.ca.gov/cabw/Lab/heptageniidae.html Distribution Maps for the US after you click on a species... - 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/heptagen.htm Key for Adult Heptageniidae from The Aquatic Insects of Michigan by Ethan Bright http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/~ethanbr/aim/Keys/Ephemeroptera/id_eom_heptageniidae.html Checklist - of North American Heptageniidae from Mayfly Central http://www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/research/mayfly/species.html#FamilyHeptageniidae 
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