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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Scapphodonta » Ephemeroidea » Common Burrower Mayflies (Ephemeridae) » Hexagenia
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huge Mayfly - Hexagenia
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

huge Mayfly - Hexagenia
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
June 23, 2005
Came to UV light in meadow area surrounded by woods. Unfortunately, this one died before I got around to photographing it.
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 26 June, 2005 - 12:05pm
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 11:23pm

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… John R. Maxwell, 24 July, 2008 - 11:23pm login or register to post comments

Hex
This is a somewhat shriveled female Hexagenia imago. The yellow mass at the rear is an egg packet.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 20 May, 2008 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Lloyd.
Are you a mayfly specialist? Could you please include a sentence or two about yourself on your personal profile page?
… Jim McClarin, 20 May, 2008 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

image moved
from ID Request to Ephemeroptera; maybe a mayfly expert will look at it here
… Robin McLeod, 24 July, 2005 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Robin
I think I've got a load of images that should be moved to order/family.
… Jim McClarin, 24 July, 2005 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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