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Mayfly

Ephemeroptera (Order)

1 Species ID Suggestions

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 10 years ago
Mayfly
Ephemeroptera (Order) Mayfly


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6 Comments

luteum stenonema
luteum stenonema 9 years ago

I can't species this because it is to hard to see the tergite maculation pattern but the genus is (Hexagenia sp)

PaulPiro
PaulPiro 10 years ago

Great! Thank you.

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 10 years ago

Definitely a Mayfly though :)

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 10 years ago

You might be able to figure out the species using some of this information on geography: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr...

PaulPiro
PaulPiro 10 years ago

Maybe. It seems much smaller than others I see online.

hope.martin
hope.martin 10 years ago

Could it be a Mayfly? (aka shadfly)

PaulPiro
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PaulPiro

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Jun 3, 2013
Submitted on Jun 4, 2013

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