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Female Hexagenia limbata (Hex) Mayfly Spinner Pictures

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
» Family Ephemeridae (Hexes and Big Drakes)
» Genus Hexagenia
» Species limbata (Hex)
 I found this Hexagenia limbata spinner on a gas station in upstate New York, not a region known for heavy hatches of this species.

This mayfly was collected from the northeastern United States on July 13th, 2005 and added to Troutnut.com on April 14th, 2006.

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