Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) » Furcatergalia » Scapphodonta » Ephemeroidea » Common Burrower Mayflies (Ephemeridae) » Hexagenia » Hexagenia limbata
Photo#305107
Burrowing Mayfly - Hexagenia limbata - male
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Luk

Burrowing Mayfly - Hexagenia limbata - Male
Niagara Falls (N43º07'26"W079º04'25"), Welland, Ontario, Canada
July 12, 2009
Size: 22.0 mm
Size measurement excludes cerci. Found this imago resting on foliage.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 16 July, 2009 - 1:34pm
Last updated 19 July, 2009 - 3:46pm

Moved
Moved from Hexagenia.
… Stephen Luk, 19 July, 2009 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Hex
This male imago is probably Hexagenia limbata. As currently conceived, this transcontinental species has 19 synonyms, many of which were once considered to be separate species. The BG Hexagenia page demonstrates the incredible variability of this species quite well--the vast majority of those specimens are limbata morphs.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 18 July, 2009 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
H. limbata
Lloyd, thanks for providing an identification for this nice mayfly. Should I move the image to the species page, then?
… Stephen Luk, 18 July, 2009 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes...
I think that should be OK. About the only catch to identifying the various limbata morphs is that H. rigida females are nearly indistinguishable from a few of the limbata females. H. rigida is also recorded in Ontario, and the males can be distinguished by their distinctive genitalia.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 19 July, 2009 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact