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Welcome to Species Hexagenia limbata!

Hexagenia limbata - Liber Deserti

Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Subclass Pterygota > Order Ephemeroptera > Superfamily Ephemeroidea > Genus Hexagenia > Species Hexagenia limbata

My image of Hexagenia limbata, taken June 1, 2022 in Chalmette, LA, USA

Picture of Hexagenia limbata

FACT: This is the most commonly known and spotted mayfly in the United States, spanning most of the country and extending up some ways into Canada!

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