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Unknown green bug - Hexagenia

Unknown green bug - Hexagenia
Cherokee County, Georgia, USA
August 31, 2008

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Mayfly--Hexagenia
This is a female Hexagenia subimago.

 
Hexagenia Subimago looks like
Hexagenia Subimago looks like what is sometimes called a "fish fly" found in great numbers along the upper Mississippi River during adulthood. They seem to love lights as they cover streetlights and lamp posts each summer.

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