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Hexagenia? - Hexagenia - female
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Hexagenia? - Hexagenia - Female
Fallston, Harford County, Maryland, USA
June 24, 2022
Size: 24 mm
24 mm length excludes foreleg extension and cerci. ID help appreciation.
Contributed by Dave Webb on 18 July, 2022 - 3:18pm
Last updated 19 July, 2022 - 2:12am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 19 July, 2022 - 2:12am

Hexagenia
Hi Dave-

Yes, I believe this female imago to be of genus Hexagenia, either Hexagenia limbata or Hexagenia rigida, both of which are known to reside in Maryland, but require microscopic examination the male imago penes in order to differentiate from one another.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 19 July, 2022 - 2:11am

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