order
                        
                      
                                    Coleoptera
                                       “Adult Beetles”
                                  
                                    Coleoptera
                                       “Larval Beetles”
                                  
                                    Diptera
                                       “True Flies”
                                  
                                    Ephemeroptera
                                       “Mayflies”
                                  
                                    Hemiptera
                                       “True Bugs”
                                  
                                    Lepidoptera
                                       “Aquatic Caterpillars, Snout Moths”
                                  
                                    Megaloptera
                                       “Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies”
                                  
                                    Odonata
                                       “Dragonflies and Damselflies”
                                  
                                    Plecoptera
                                       “Stoneflies”
                                  
                                    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
                         
                                       
                                       
                                    Abdominal Gills
                                  
                                       
                                       
                                    Single Tarsal Claw
                                  
                                       
                                       
                                    Usually 3 Tails
                                 family
                         
                                       
                                       
                                    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.
                     
                   
                   
            Dorsal
               Ventral
               


