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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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I think this is Hexagenia limbata - Hexagenia limbata
Copyright © 2018 Jack Foreman

I think this is Hexagenia limbata - Hexagenia limbata
Port Hudson Lake Conservation Area, Franklin County, Missouri, USA
August 15, 2018

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Contributed by Jack Foreman on 15 August, 2018 - 3:39pm
Last updated 15 August, 2018 - 4:51pm

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… Roger Rohrbeck, 15 August, 2018 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

Hexagenia limbata
Hi Jack-

Yes, I believe this female subimago to be Hexagenia limbata, it could also be Hexagenia rigida, as those species cannot reliably be differentiated from one another without microscopic examination of the male imago's genitalia.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 15 August, 2018 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Roger
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