Recording of March Brown Mayfly

After the very succesful fishery seminar held on Sat 27th Feb at Auchincruive, Craig MacAdam from Buglife has sent an ID sheet showing the March Brown mayfly, with space to record any sightings. The March brown (Rhithrogena germanica) is declining across Europe.  The Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme is running a survey this year to establish the distribution of this iconic mayfly in the UK and Ireland.  The March brown 'season' is almost upon us and Craig would be grateful if you could distribute this attachment to anglers, clubs and associations in your area so that his team receive as many records as possible.  Please also have a look for this distinctive species on your local rivers and feel free to send digitial images of specimens to ourselves, which can then be forwarded to Craig for confirmation of your identification.

March Brown Mayfly ID and Record Sheet pdf (187KB)