Ephemera guttulata

Eastern green drake
	Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Ephemeroptera
Family:	Ephemeridae
Genus:	Ephemera
Species:	E. guttulata
Binomial name
	Ephemera guttulata; Pictet, 1843

Ephemera guttulata or the eastern green drake is a species of mayfly in the genus Ephemera. The eastern green drake is native to the continental United States and Canada. Its conservation status per the NatureServe conservation status ranking system is G5, meaning it is secure.^[2]

Green drake larva

Range[]

This species is endemic to the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada, ranging no further west than Ontario and Arkansas.^[2]

Reproductive cycle[]

Like related species, the Eastern Green Drake has a fully aquatic larval stage. This is followed by a phase of a flying sexually immature adult called the subimago. Finally, there is a short-lived sexually mature adult stage.^[2]

References[]

^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Ephemera guttulata. Itis.gov (2017). at <https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101529#null>
^ ^a ^b ^c Comprehensive Report Species - Ephemera guttulata. Explorer.natureserve.org (2017). at <http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Ephemera+guttulata>

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[1] ITIS Standard Report Page: Ephemera guttulata. Itis.gov (2017). at <https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101529#null>

[NatureServe-2] Comprehensive Report Species - Ephemera guttulata. Explorer.natureserve.org (2017). at <http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Ephemera+guttulata>

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