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Summer mayfly

Siphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870

Status not recordedinsects

The summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris) is a species in the family Siphlonuridae, order Ephemeroptera.

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Quick facts about the summer 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 summer mayfly live?

Not recorded

Is the summer 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 summer mayfly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familySiphlonuridae
  6. genusSiphlonurus
  7. SpeciesSiphlonurus lacustris Eaton, 1870

Synonyms Siphlonurus nuessleri, Siphlonurus pyrenaicus, Siphlonurus zetterstedti, Siphlurus lacustris, Siphlurus zetterstedti

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Søens svømmedøgnflueDanish
  • suur kaldapäevikEstonian
  • täpläiltasurviainenFinnish
  • liten fliksidedøgnflueNorwegian Bokmål
  • Borstelloze eendagsvliegDutch
  • podenka jazernáSlovak
  • liten simsländaSwedish
  • harilik kaldapäevikEstonian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the summer mayfly

Other species in the same genus Siphlonurus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the summer mayfly?

The summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris) belongs to the family Siphlonuridae in the order Ephemeroptera.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/summer-mayfly

MLA

“Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/summer-mayfly.

BibTeX
@misc{summer_mayfly_2026,
  title = {Summer mayfly (Siphlonurus lacustris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/summer-mayfly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}