Coffinfly
Other Name(s): Shad Fly; Green Drake
Characteristics: Similar to their Mayfly counterparts but are tipped with three tail filaments. They are further set apart by their dark-patterned (yet clear) wings. Like dragonflies, coffinflies are resident to slow or still water sources. Over 3,000 species of Mayflies are known to exist. Coffinflies, in particular, appear in the hundreds of thousands from the spring to summer.
General Adult Size (Length):
18mm to 23mm
(0.71in to 0.91in)
Identifying Colors: white, black
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island
Category: Mayfly
Common Name: Coffinfly
Scientific Name: (Ephemera guttulata)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Ephemeridae
Genus: Ephemera
Species: guttulata
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