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Drake mackerel

Ephemera vulgata Linnaeus, 1758

Status not recordedinsects

The drake mackerel (Ephemera vulgata) is a species in the family Ephemeridae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the drake mackerel

Weight
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Length
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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 drake mackerel live?

Not recorded

Is the drake mackerel 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 drake mackerel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyEphemeridae
  6. genusEphemera
  7. SpeciesEphemera vulgata Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms Ephemera hispanica

Other names and names in other languages (17)
  • Drake mackerel mayflyEnglish
  • jepice obecnáCzech
  • Sø-majflueDanish
  • Braune MaifliegeGerman
  • Harilik ühepäevikEstonian
  • isosurviainenFinnish
  • Éphémère à trois filets & ailes tachetéesFrench
  • Paprastasis lašalasLithuanian
  • innsjøduskgjelledøgnflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone haftDutch
  • Jętka pospolitaPolish
  • Подёнка обыкновеннаяRussian
  • podenka obyčajnáSlovak
  • Водени цветSerbian
  • sjösandsländaSwedish
  • Gemeine EintagsfliegeGerman
  • DriehoekeendagsvliegDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the drake mackerel

Other species in the same genus Ephemera.

Green dun

Ephemera danica

EphemeridaeNo free photo yet

Coffinfly

Ephemera guttulata

EphemeridaeNo free photo yet

Brown drake

Ephemera simulans

EphemeridaeNo free photo yet

CompareDrake mackerel vs Green dunDrake mackerel vs CoffinflyDrake mackerel vs Brown drakeDrake mackerel vs Colorado burrowing mayfly

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the drake mackerel?

The drake mackerel (Ephemera vulgata) 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). Drake mackerel (Ephemera vulgata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/drake-mackerel

MLA

“Drake mackerel (Ephemera vulgata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/drake-mackerel.

BibTeX
@misc{drake_mackerel_2026,
  title = {Drake mackerel (Ephemera vulgata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/drake-mackerel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}