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Mayfly - Callibaetis? - Callibaetis
Copyright © 2007 Perry Babin

Mayfly - Callibaetis? - Callibaetis
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
Size: ~7.5mm

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 18 June, 2007 - 10:59pm
Last updated 18 June, 2008 - 9:29pm

I second the nomination
Roger suggested that this might be C. floridanus, and that does seem to be the likely identification.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 24 July, 2009 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 18 June, 2008 - 9:29pm

Re: Mayfly - Callibaetis?
Perry-

Gorgeous photos. Yes, it is a female Callibaetis imago, likely C. floridanus.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 26 August, 2007 - 3:17am

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