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Oriental mayfly

Ephemera orientalis McLachlan, 1875

Status not recordedinsects

The oriental mayfly (Ephemera orientalis) is a species in the family Ephemeridae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the oriental mayfly

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 oriental mayfly live?

Not recorded

Is the oriental mayfly 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 oriental mayfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyEphemeridae
  6. genusEphemera
  7. SpeciesEphemera orientalis McLachlan, 1875
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • トウヨウモンカゲロウJapanese
  • 동양하루살이Korean
  • 東方蜉蝣Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oriental mayfly

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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oriental mayfly?

The oriental mayfly (Ephemera orientalis) 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). Oriental mayfly (Ephemera orientalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-mayfly

MLA

“Oriental mayfly (Ephemera orientalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-mayfly.

BibTeX
@misc{oriental_mayfly_2026,
  title = {Oriental mayfly (Ephemera orientalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-mayfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}