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Coffinfly

Ephemera guttulata Pictet, 1843

Status not recordedinsects

The coffinfly (Ephemera guttulata) is a species in the family Ephemeridae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the coffinfly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the coffinfly live?

Not recorded

Is the coffinfly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the coffinfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyEphemeridae
  6. genusEphemera
  7. SpeciesEphemera guttulata Pictet, 1843
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • American green drakeEnglish
  • Eastern green drakeEnglish
  • Green drakeEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the coffinfly

Other species in the same genus Ephemera.

Green dun

Ephemera danica

EphemeridaeNo free photo yet

Brown drake

Ephemera simulans

EphemeridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the coffinfly?

The coffinfly (Ephemera guttulata) belongs to the family Ephemeridae in the order Ephemeroptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Coffinfly (Ephemera guttulata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffinfly

MLA

“Coffinfly (Ephemera guttulata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffinfly.

BibTeX
@misc{coffinfly_2026,
  title = {Coffinfly (Ephemera guttulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/coffinfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}