mayfly

As nouns the difference between mayfly and damselfly

is that mayfly is any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults while damselfly is any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

As nouns the difference between housefly and mayfly

is that housefly is any fly regularly found in human dwellings while mayfly is any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mayfly

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mayfly is any of the many fragile insects of the order ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults.

Shadfly is a synonym of mayfly.

As nouns the difference between mayfly and shadfly

is that mayfly is any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults while shadfly is mayfly.

As nouns the difference between mayfly and dayfly

is that mayfly is any of the many fragile insects of the order Ephemeroptera, that develop in fresh water and live very briefly as winged adults while dayfly is a mayfly.