Ephemera simulans
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| Ephemera simulans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Ephemeridae |
| Genus: | Ephemera |
| Species: | E. simulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephemera simulans | |
Ephemera simulans is a species of mayfly. It is commonly found throughout the United States. The species is used for fly fishing.
The mayfly can be found throughout the United States in the Rockies, Midwest, and in the Great Lakes region.[2] Out of all the mayfly species in the family Ephemeridae, they are the most common in North America.[3] The nymphs of the species burrow and can be found the same time as the Green Drake (Ephemera guttulata) mayflies, which the species acts similar to; if one trout stream has a hatch of E. simulans, there might also be a hatch of E. guttulata.[2] The mayfly hatches annually at Skaneateles Lake, where fly fishermen arrive from Central New York and further to fish at.[4]
