The Riverfly Recording Scheme, established by the national recorders for caddisflies (Trichoptera), mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and stoneflies (Plecoptera), celebrates the common ground that exists between the three groups of insects.

Caddisflies,  mayflies and stoneflies form a natural group and are found in similar habitats as both young and adults. The Riverfly Recording Scheme aims to:

• champion caddisflies, mayflies and stoneflies;
• produce identification guides to the groups;
• encourage and facilitate recorders to widen their expertise across these groups;
• run joint and specific training/recording events;
• contribute information to inform UK conservation priorities;
• and play an instrumental role in the Riverfly Partnership.

The Riverfly Recording Scheme welcomes your records

The Recording Scheme Coordinators welcome your records - and they will be pleased to assist you with advice regarding identification and recording.

Send your riverfly questions to Craig Macadam by email craig.macadam@buglife.org.uk.

Volunteers from the Anglers Monitoring Initiative are invited to send their caddisfly images to Ian Wallace for identification - see here.

On line recording for all mayfly (Ephemeroptera) species is available and will be available for caddisflies and stoneflies soon.

2011 targetted species surveys
Mayflies - March Brown, Yellow May Dun, Southern Iron Blue and Yellow Mayfly
Caddisfly - Window winged sedge.
See below for identification and recording postcards for these species. Printed postcards are available from the Riverfly Partnership email: louis@riverflies.org or telephone 07714487209.

For more information on the Riverfly Recording Scheme surveys contact Craig Macadam via email craig.macadam@buglife.org.uk

Have you seen adults of the March Brown?

» March Brown survey postcard – -File,

Have you seen adults of the Southern Iron Blue?

» Southern Iron Blue survey postcard – PDF-File, 136.5 KB

Have you seen the adults of the Yellow May Dun

See here for further information. » Yellow May Dun survey postcard – PDF-File, 127.6 KB

Have you seen adults of the Yellow Mayfly?

» Yellow Mayfly survey postcard – PDF-File, 529.2 KB

Have you seen adults of the Window Winged Sedge

» Window Winged Sedge survey postcard – PDF-File, 749.2 KB

The Riverfly Recording Schemes, established by leading entomologists Craig Macadam, Ian Wallace, David Pryce and Stuart Crofts incorporates the following Recording Schemes:

Ephemeroptera Recording Scheme
c/o Craig Macadam
PO Box 21659
Larbert
FK5 4WX
info@ephemeroptera.org.uk
 
Plecoptera Recording Scheme
c/o David Pryce
Address as above
info@plecoptera.org.uk
 
Trichoptera Recording Scheme
c/o Ian Wallace
World Museum Liverpool
William Brown Street
Liverpool
L3 8EN
info@trichoptera.org.uk

Stuart Crofts runs the Adult Caddisfly Occurence Scheme - an element of the Riverfly Recording Scheme. Contact: stuart@riverflies.org