Stream Mayflies

Heptageniidae · 11 species

In Québec, the family Heptageniidae (order Ephemeroptera) counts 11 species of insects. The stars? Orange Cahill, Quill Gordon and March flat-headed mayfly, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 9 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montréal9
  2. Nord-du-Québec9
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  4. Laurentides8
  5. Capitale-Nationale7
  6. Mauricie7
  7. Lanaudière7
  8. Estrie5
  9. Montérégie5
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  12. Outaouais3
  13. Côte-Nord3
  14. Laval2
  15. Centre-du-Québec2
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  17. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1