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There are tons of these around the filleting house at the lake.
Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 13, 2012
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It is a large mayfly likely ( Hexagenia limbata)
It's a Mayfly (a pretty big one) So, I think it is one of the Common Burrower Mayflies maybe a Hexagenia sp.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13469
Not a butterfly, its a one day fly