Late Hexes

Mayflies

Caddisflies

Stoneflies

Scientific Name

Match	Scientific Name
	Hexagenia atrocaudata

This common name refers to only one species.

Mayfly Species Hexagenia atrocaudata

These are often called Late Hexes.

This species is slightly smaller than Hexagenia limbata and it occurs later in the year. It is only mentioned in passing by a few authors, but it can be locally important.

Female Hexagenia atrocaudata (Late Hex) Mayfly Dun

View 14 PicturesI found this lone Hexagenia atrocaudata dun fluttering by herself on the surface of a small, still stretch of river one evening as I paddled home from fishing for smallmouths in the warm August weather.

Collected August 5, 2005 from in
Added to Troutnut.com by on April 14, 2006

Male Hexagenia atrocaudata (Late Hex) Mayfly Spinner