order
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_coleoptera_adult_v_160.png)
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_coleoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_diptera_larva_v_160.png)
Diptera
“True Flies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_ephemeroptera_larva_v_160.png)
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_hemiptera_adult_v_160.png)
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_lepidoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_megaloptera_larva_v_160.png)
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_odonata_larva_v_160.png)
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_plecoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_trichoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
family
Leptophlebiidae
Leptophlebia
“Prong-gilled Mayflies”
Genus Overview
There are 7 species in North America. The species imaged is Leptophlebia bradleyi. This species was once included in Paraleptophlebia but adult characters has it currently placed in Leptophlebia.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: 6.4 and higher
Upper Midwest: 4 and higher
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Gatherer
Shredder / Detritivore
Shredder / Detritivore
MOVEMENT
Clinger
Sprawler
Swimmer
Sprawler
Swimmer
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
Order
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196669/images.38f658257662aa1bfb63a6cc2906a930/196669-120x120-7988-13414-3132-8558.jpg)
Abdominal Gills
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196670/images.152565a16e8677f98ff5e052f27d48df/196670-120x120-3506-4024-4548-5066.jpg)
Single Tarsal Claw
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196669/images.38f658257662aa1bfb63a6cc2906a930/196669-120x120-14227-22155-1372-9300.jpg)
Usually 3 Tails
Family
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196669/images.38f658257662aa1bfb63a6cc2906a930/196669-120x120-8655-10063-3717-5125.jpg)
Double Lamellate Gills
+ Expanded Character List
Order:
Wings developing in wing pads. Mouthparts suitable for chewing. Gills present on tops and sides of abdomen. Segmented legs present. One tarsal claw per leg. Usually with 3 tails (sometimes 2).
Family:
Mandibular tusks absent. Gills on abdominal segment 1 with single or double lamellae (plates) or forked. Gills on segments 2–7 double-layered lamellate (plate-like) and terminated in filaments or points and without fringe, or oval with fringe.
Genus:
Abdominal gill 1 is different than 2-7. Labrum not as wide as head.
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196669/images.38f658257662aa1bfb63a6cc2906a930/196669-572x240.jpg)
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/196670/images.152565a16e8677f98ff5e052f27d48df/196670-602x240.jpg)
Dorsal
Ventral