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Hexagenia
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Hexagenia
Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
August 3, 2020
Contributed by Alain Hogue on 16 January, 2021 - 1:30pm
Last updated 17 January, 2021 - 12:04am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 17 January, 2021 - 12:04am

Hexagenia
Hi Alain-

Yes, I believe this female imago to be either Hexagenia limbata or Hexagenia rigida, both of which are in Quebec, and require microscopic examination of the penes of the male imago in order to distinguish from one another.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 17 January, 2021 - 12:03am

 
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
… Alain Hogue, 17 January, 2021 - 8:38am

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