Shadfly vs. Mayfly
Shadflynoun
mayfly
Shadflynoun
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Mayflynoun
Any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.
Mayflynoun
slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days
Mayfly
Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern U.S.; also up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies.
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