Cleftfooted-minnow-mayfly

Guides

• Siphloplecton basale

  Siphloplecton basale is a cleftfooted minnow mayfly in the family Metretopodidae. It is the most widely distributed species in its genus, occurring across all of Canada and the eastern United States. The species belongs to a small family of mayflies characterized by specialized leg adaptations. Like other mayflies, it has an aquatic larval stage and a short-lived adult stage.

  mayflyaquatic-insectNorth-AmericaEphemeropteraMetretopodidaecleftfooted-minnow-mayfly