Piedmont of North Carolina mayflies

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Sekod	August 27th, 2019, 1:49 am
New London, NC Posts: 1	The larger fly had 2 long tails and one very short tail (almost a stub) in between the longer ones. The smaller one had 2 tails. Warmwater river (Little River) in the Piedmont of North Carolina. ID help? Thank you.

Taxon	August 27th, 2019, 10:54 am
Site Editor Royse City, TX Posts: 1350	Hi Jonathan- I believe those mayfly subimagoes are both of genus Hexagenia. The larger one is a female, and the smaller one is a male.
	Best regards, Roger Rohrbeck www.FlyfishingEntomology.com

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