Mayflies

Ephemeroptera · 23 species · 6 families

In Québec, the order Ephemeroptera brings together 23 species of insects, in 6 families. The stars? Orange Cahill, Sulphur Dun and Quill Gordon, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 19 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. Nord-du-Québec19
  2. Laurentides18
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  4. Montréal15
  5. Mauricie12
  6. Lanaudière12
  7. Montérégie12
  8. Capitale-Nationale10
  9. Estrie10
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  11. Côte-Nord7
  12. Outaouais6
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue5
  15. Laval3
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2