#4039 · 🦗 bugs, crickets & other insects
Drake Mackerel
🇳🇱 Driehoekeendagsvlieg ·Ephemera vulgata
🦗 Bugs, crickets & other insects 📍 in the Netherlands
📍 7731 PW Ommen, Nederland
📍 Gennep, Limburg, NL
📍 Aalten, Netherlands
📍 Ommen, Nederland
📍 Holtheme, Nederland
📍 6811 AD Arnhem, Nederland
📍 Hollandscheveld, Drenthe, NL
📍 Sellingerbossen, Sellingen, Groningen, NL
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Felix Riegel · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 3. 7731 PW Ommen, Nederland:© Marleen Schouten · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 4. Gennep, Limburg, NL:© wasdadan · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. Aalten, Netherlands:© hickeldypickleldy · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- 6. Ommen, Nederland:© Rob Westerduijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 7. Holtheme, Nederland:© teddydolstra · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. 6811 AD Arnhem, Nederland:© onelovenature · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Hollandscheveld, Drenthe, NL:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0
- 10. Sellingerbossen, Sellingen, Groningen, NL:© Andre Hosper · CC BY 4.0
what is it?
Ephemera vulgata is a species of mayfly in the genus Ephemera . This mayfly breeds in stationary water in slow rivers and in ponds, the nymphs developing in the mud.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 71 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 4,099 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Drake Mackerel
- Nederlands
- Driehoekeendagsvlieg
- scientific name
- Ephemera vulgata
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Ephemeroptera
- family
- Ephemeridae
- sightings in NL
- 71
- sightings in Europe
- 2,508
- sightings worldwide
- 4,099
- GBIF records in NL
- 5,210
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1758
relatives· Ephemeridae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 501242, Wikidata Q363620, GBIF 5864880, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.