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Mayfly
Copyright © 2013 John Barry

Mayfly
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
June 15, 2013
Size: 10 mm

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Contributed by John Barry on 15 June, 2013 - 10:25pm
Last updated 16 June, 2013 - 2:28am

Moved
Moved from Mayflies.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 16 June, 2013 - 2:28am

Heptageniidae
Hi John-

I believe this female subimago to be of family Hepetageiidae. Am unable to reliably identify it to a lower taxonomic level, but suspect it to be Maccaffertium terminatum terminatum.
… Roger Rohrbeck, 16 June, 2013 - 2:27am

 
Thanks for the ID
I will keep an eye for more mayflies this summer.
… John Barry, 16 June, 2013 - 6:50pm

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