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Hexagenia limbata
Photo#51359
Copyright © 2006
Ed Johnson
Fisherman's Delight -
Hexagenia limbata
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
April 8, 2006
Size: body only - 30 mm
I know this fellow only as a "Mayfly". Can anybody get a little more specific?
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Contributed by
Ed Johnson
on 8 May, 2006 - 11:42pm
Last updated 19 May, 2006 - 6:34pm
Hexagenia
Ed-
It is of family Ephemeridae, genus
Hexagenia
. You have two
Hexagenia
species in Texas,
H. bilineata
and
H. limbata
. This female subimago is most likely
Hexagenia limbata
.
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Roger Rohrbeck
, 9 May, 2006 - 11:20pm
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This is a golden Mayfly. Why
This is a golden Mayfly.
Why
Because I saw this insect in “National Audubon Society Field guide to Insects and spiders”.
DSECILMIS
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Deniz Secilmis
, 9 May, 2006 - 4:06pm
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