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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Scapphodonta » Ephemeroidea » Common Burrower Mayflies (Ephemeridae) » Hexagenia » Hexagenia limbata
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Ephemeridae: Hexagenia? - Hexagenia limbata
Copyright © 2011 Carl Barrentine

Ephemeridae: Hexagenia? - Hexagenia limbata
Turtle River State Park, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 5, 2011
Size: Body Length ~ 3.0 cm
Roger, this specimen may be an example of the imago of a Burrowing Mayfly. It seems not to be another example of our local Pentagenia, I think. I'm hoping that this image provides enough information to determine the species. Thanks for looking! ;-)
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 5 July, 2011 - 2:45pm
Last updated 6 July, 2011 - 1:34am

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Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 6 July, 2011 - 1:34am login or register to post comments

Hexagenia
Hi Carl-

Yes, a very nice photo of a Hexagenia limbata female imago.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 6 July, 2011 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Roger!
I found four of these large mayflies, all within a forearm's length of one another, clinging to the vertical brick facade of one of the two lighted restroom facilities at the Turtle River State Park. They were obviously attracted by the lights illuminaing the structure.
… Carl Barrentine, 6 July, 2011 - 5:23am login or register to post comments

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