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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Scapphodonta » Ephemeroidea » Common Burrower Mayflies (Ephemeridae) » Hexagenia
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Hexagenia limbata, Side View - Hexagenia
Copyright © 2006 Elissa Malcohn

Hexagenia limbata, Side View - Hexagenia
Beverly Hills, Citrus County, Florida, USA
May 13, 2006
Size: over 30mm
Escorted from Sal's Italian Restaurant, where it had flown in and perched beside the specials board around 10:30 PM. Here I'm handing it off.

Given its size I'm pretty sure it's Hexagenia limbata. After viewing the guides here I think this is a subimago (wings look slightly cloudy to me), and I'm guessing this is a female since I see no penes, but I'm not sure. What I first thought might be an ovipositor is likely the vestigial tail filament.

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Contributed by Elissa Malcohn on 14 May, 2006 - 2:02pm

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