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unknown mayfly - Hexagenia - female
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unknown mayfly - Hexagenia - Female
Knox County, Ohio, USA
July 27, 2009
Contributed by outdoor explorer on 28 July, 2009 - 12:02pm
Last updated 26 August, 2009 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 26 August, 2009 - 11:56am

Female Hexagenia imago
Although this could well be Hexagenia limbata, females of Hexagenia rigida also look very much like this. In areas where the two species are sympatric (OH included) some of the morphs of limbata are best separated from rigida by close inspection of male terminalia.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 28 July, 2009 - 7:06pm

look in Hexagenia
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… v belov, 28 July, 2009 - 12:17pm

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