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Scientific Name: Heptagenea sp Walsh, 1863
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Heptageniidae
Description:
Specimens range from small to large, measuring between 5 to 20 mm. They exhibit the following traits: their bodies, heads, and femora (legs) are flattened; mouthparts are not visible when viewed from above; gills are present on abdominal segments 1-7; and only short setae are found on the caudal filaments.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Flathead mayflies are most common in slow to fast flowing streams where they occur on the surface of rocks, logs, vegetation, and leaves.
Environment:
Terrestrial, Freshwater
Comments:
They are semi aquatic. Larvae are hatched in water. But they fly away when they got matured.
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