Hexagenia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Ephemeroptera
- Family
- Ephemeridae
- Genus
- Hexagenia
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Hexagenia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hexagenia
Hexagenia is a genus of mayflies in the family Ephemeridae, the common burrower mayflies. These are large insects, widely distributed across North America. They are common near bodies of water, and are important food sources for fish and other organisms, as well as being notable insects to the fly fishing community.
...Hexagenia in languages:
- English
- Giant Mayflies
- English
- Hexes
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