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Yellow drake

Ephemera varia Eaton, 1883

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the yellow drake

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 yellow drake live?

Not recorded

Is the yellow drake 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 yellow drake classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderEphemeroptera
  5. familyEphemeridae
  6. genusEphemera
  7. SpeciesEphemera varia Eaton, 1883
Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Varied burrowing mayflyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yellow drake

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 yellow drake?

The yellow drake (Ephemera varia) 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). Yellow drake (Ephemera varia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-drake

MLA

“Yellow drake (Ephemera varia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-drake.

BibTeX
@misc{yellow_drake_2026,
  title = {Yellow drake (Ephemera varia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-drake},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}