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Home How to cite this site Terms & conditions Disclaimer Contact Site tutorial / Help Links	Ephemera vulgata Old subimago. Specimen photographed in München (Bayern) on May 1, 2008. Old subimago. Specimen photographed in München (Bayern) on May 1, 2008. Young subimago. Specimen photographed in München (Bayern) on May 1, 2008. Subspecies No subspecies are recognized. Synonyms Ephemera maculata Linnaeus, 1747 (binominal name published before 1758) Ephemera vulgata Linnaeus, 1758 Ephemera communis Retzius, 1783 Ephemera maculata Olivier, 1791 et al. auct. (nec de Villers, 1789 et al. auct.) Ephemera hispanica Navás, 1903 (nec Rambur, 1842) (a misidentification) The name epithet "maculata" has been coined before the year 1758 and thus is not available for modern nomenclature. However, the epithet has been used quite frequently by classical authors of the 18th and 19th century. Thus, the name "Ephemera maculata" can be found quite frequently in older literature. The name has also been misapplied to Ephemera danica. Thus, old records of "Ephemera maculata" can refer to both Ephemera danica and Ephemera vulgata. This page has been updated on February 13, 2011 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved.