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From: Larry
Received: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 9:46 AM
I am curious about the use of the word “drake” in the names
of several mayflies. Could you tell me something about it?
Larry-
“Drake” is often used in the common name of mayflies. When so used, it refers to the subimago (or dun) stage, as opposed to being an indication of the male sex, which one might presume. Following are instances of such use of which I am aware:
| Family | Genus | Species | Common Name (incl. Drake) |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | coloradensis | Lesser Green Drake; Autumn Green Drake; Small Western Green Drake; Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | doddsii | Green Drake; Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | flavilinea | Lesser Green Drake; Western Green; Drake; Small Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | grandis flavitincta | Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | grandis grandis | Green Drake; Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | grandis ingens | Great Lead-winged Olive Drake; Green Drake; Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | spinifera | Small Western Green Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Drunella | walkeri | Slate Drake |
| Ephemerellidae | Ephemerella | subvaria | Borcher’s Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Ephemera | guttulata | Green Drake; American Green; Drake; Eastern Green Drake; Black Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Ephemera | simulans | Brown Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Ephemera | varia | Yellow Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Hexagenia | atrocaudata | Big Slate Drake; Great Lead-winged Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Hexagenia | bilineata | Great Brown Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Hexagenia | limbata | Great Lead-winged Drake; Great Olive-winged Drake; Great Pale Yellow Drake; Great Sulphur Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Hexagenia | rigida | Great Olive Drake; Great Olive-winged Drake |
| Ephemeridae | Litobrancha | recurvata | Dark Green Drake; Drakefly; Great Dark Green Drake; Brown Drake |
| Heptageniidae | Heptagenia | elegantula | Gray Drake; Slate Drake |
| Heptageniidae | Ironodes | nitidus | Slate Maroon Drake |
| Heptageniidae | Maccaffertium | vicarium | Sand Drake |
| Heptageniidae | Nixe | simplicioides | Gray Drake |
| Isonychiidae | Isonychia | . | Slate Drake |
| Isonychiidae | Isonychia | bicolor | Great Mahogany Drake; Mahogany Drake; Maroon Drake; Slate Drake |
| Leptophlebiidae | Leptophlebia | cupida | Borcher’s Drake |
| Leptophlebiidae | Leptophlebia | nebulosa | Borcher’s Drake |
| Polymitarchidae | Ephoron | album | White Drake |
| Polymitarchidae | Ephoron | leukon | White Drake |
| Potamanthidae | Anthopotamus | distinctus | Golden Drake; Pale Golden Drake; Yellow Drake |
| Potamanthidae | Anthopotamus | myops | Dark Golden Drake |
| Potamanthidae | Anthopotamus | verticis | Pale Cream Drake |
| Siphlonuridae | Siphlonurus | . | Black Drake; Westen Gray Drake; Gray Drake |
| Siphlonuridae | Siphlonurus | occidentalis | Gray Drake; Great Summer Drake |
| Siphlonuridae | Siphlonurus | spectabilis | Western Yellow Drake |
Created: 08/13/2005 Last modified: 08/25/2006 www.FlyfishingEntomology.com