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Mayfly - Hexagenia limbata -

Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA
July 24, 2010
Size: huge

Can anyone ID further? Thank you

Contributed by Eric Matthews on 25 July, 2010 - 12:30am
Last updated 25 July, 2010 - 2:05am

Looks like Mayfly...

Probably Hexagenia limbata.

… Andrew McKorney, 25 July, 2010 - 1:37am

Too late...

:)

… Andrew McKorney, 25 July, 2010 - 1:38am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Roger Rohrbeck, 25 July, 2010 - 1:34am

Hexagenia limbata

Hi Eric-

It's a mayfly of family Ephemeridae, specifically a Hexagenia limbata female imago. And yes, they are quite large.

… Roger Rohrbeck, 25 July, 2010 - 1:33am

Thanks

I can't believe the stuff that comes from my backyard!
By the way I took a class in aquatic inverterates...but we didn't cover the adult stages.

… Eric Matthews, 25 July, 2010 - 1:36am

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