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large mayfly - Hexagenia limbata
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Elliott

large mayfly - Hexagenia limbata
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 9, 2008
Hexagenia?

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 11 August, 2008 - 9:02pm
Last updated 21 August, 2008 - 3:44pm

Thanks
for the help, Lloyd.
… Lynette Elliott, 21 August, 2008 - 3:44pm

Moved
Moved from Common Burrower Mayflies.
… Lynette Elliott, 21 August, 2008 - 3:44pm

Hex
Male Hexagenia imago. The transcontinental and highly variable limbata is the only species listed for MT. (Ephemera species have extensive dark blotching on the forewings and three "tails.")
… Lloyd Gonzales, 21 August, 2008 - 10:54am

Ephemera?
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… v belov, 12 August, 2008 - 4:41am

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