Hexagenia limbata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Ephemeroptera
- Family
- Ephemeridae
- Genus
- Hexagenia
- Species
- Hexagenia limbata
- Scientific Name
- Hexagenia limbata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Hexagenia limbata
Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It is native to North America where it is distributed widely near lakes and slow-moving rivers. The larvae, known as nymphs, are aquatic and burrow in mud and the adult insects have brief lives. They are often referred to as fish flies around the Great Lakes as they tend to cause the areas around water to smell like rotten fish.
It's also called the golden mayfly, big Michigan mayfly and great leadwing drake.
...Hexagenia limbata in languages:
- English
- Giant Mayfly
- English
- Golden Mayfly
- English
- Green Bay Fly
- English
- Big Michigan Mayfly
- English
- Great Leadwing Drake
- English
- Hex
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