Red speckled dun
Callibaetis ferrugineus
The red speckled dun is a small mayfly from North America. It spends its childhood in the water and then grows wings. As a grown-up it lives only a very short time.
Lives in
North America, near ponds, lakes and streams
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Completely harmless. Mayflies cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
As a grown-up it does not eat at all. Its young live in the water and find their food there.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Red speckled dun about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It belongs to the small minnow mayflies.
2
Grown-up mayflies cannot eat. They live just long enough to find a mate and lay eggs.
3
Scientists know two subspecies of it.
you asked
Most asked questions about Red speckled dun
?Do mayflies bite?
No. Grown-up mayflies cannot bite and do not even eat.
?Where does the red speckled dun live?
In North America, near water where its young grow up.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Callibaetis ferrugineus
- Named by
- Walsh, 1862
- Group
- Other insects
- Family
- Baetidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Ephemeroptera > Baetidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Callibaetis ferrugineus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by (c) Bill Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY). CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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