order
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_coleoptera_adult_v_160.png)
Coleoptera
“Adult Beetles”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_coleoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Coleoptera
“Larval Beetles”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_diptera_larva_v_160.png)
Diptera
“True Flies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_ephemeroptera_larva_v_160.png)
Ephemeroptera
“Mayflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_hemiptera_adult_v_160.png)
Hemiptera
“True Bugs”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_lepidoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Lepidoptera
“Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_megaloptera_larva_v_160.png)
Megaloptera
“Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_odonata_larva_v_160.png)
Odonata
“Dragonflies and Damselflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_plecoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Plecoptera
“Stoneflies”
![](/images/illustrations/illustration_trichoptera_larva_v_160.png)
Trichoptera
“Caddisflies”
family
Leptophlebiidae
Habrophlebia
“Prong-gilled Mayflies”
Genus Overview
One species, Habrophlebia vibrans, in North America. Distinctive genus which has all the gills from 2-7 forked into two clusters of three filaments. Other species in the world can have more filaments.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
No pollution tolerance ranges defined.
FEEDING HABITS
Collector / Filterer
Collector / Gatherer
Scraper / Grazer
Collector / Gatherer
Scraper / Grazer
MOVEMENT
Clinger
Swimmer
Swimmer
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
order
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209275/images.2960126be5032b560223be95403c0be3/209275-120x120-6064-10009-2028-5973.jpg)
Abdominal Gills
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209275/images.2960126be5032b560223be95403c0be3/209275-120x120-1709-2075-2894-3261.jpg)
Single Tarsal Claw
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209275/images.2960126be5032b560223be95403c0be3/209275-120x120-11497-14792-2128-5423.jpg)
Usually 3 Tails
family
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209275/images.2960126be5032b560223be95403c0be3/209275-120x120-7091-8838-1958-3705.jpg)
Double Lamellate Gills
+ Expanded Character List
Order:
Wings developing in wing pads. Mouthparts suitable for chewing. Gills present on tops and sides of abdomen. Segmented legs present. One tarsal claw per leg. Usually with 3 tails (sometimes 2).
Family:
Mandibular tusks absent. Gills on abdominal segment 1 with single or double lamellae (plates) or forked. Gills on segments 2–7 double-layered lamellate (plate-like) and terminated in filaments or points and without fringe, or oval with fringe.
Genus:
Distinctive genus which has all the gills from 2-7 forked into two clusters of three or more filaments. Labrum narrower than head.
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209275/images.2960126be5032b560223be95403c0be3/209275-530x240.jpg)
![](https://static.macroinvertebrates.org/gigapans/209276/images.0642f678b02b83bdea22be1eb6a7eab0/209276-572x240.jpg)
Dorsal
Ventral