Potamanthus luteus
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| Potamanthus luteus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Potamanthidae |
| Genus: | Potamanthus |
| Species: | P. luteus |
| Binomial name | |
| Potamanthus luteus (Linnaeus, 1767) | |
Potamanthus luteus (popularly 'Yellow Mayfly')[1] is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.[2][3][4] According to Fauna Europaea it is found over a range of mainland Europe.[4] In the UK it is or was found principally on the Rivers Usk and Wye in the UK; in the Usk it may have become extinct and in the Wye it has suffered a population crash.[5]
