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Mayfly - Weaver bottoms / Weaver dunes - Hexagenia limbata

Mayfly - Weaver bottoms / Weaver dunes - Hexagenia limbata
Weaver Dunes, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
August 3, 2009
Size: 2-3 inches long
After an afternoon working at Weaver Dunes, found this on my car.
Weaver Dunes is adjacent to Weaver bottoms, a large shallow backwater on the Mississippi River.

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Moved from Mayflies.

Hexagenia limbata
Hi Joel-

I believe this male imago to be Hexagenia limbata.

 
ID
Thanks.

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Moved from ID Request.

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