Giant mayfly
Hexagenia limbata
32.8291, -88.4767
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Description:
Not great photos, but it's a creature in my world ... I'll try again. Not 100 percent sure on the ID, but this seems most likely. Maybe 2" without the long tail. Appears to be tender-skinned, newly emerged perhaps, after several rainy days. Photographed on a glass surface.
Notes:
Bug Guide link:<br>
http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Hexagenia+limbata&search=Se…
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Also called Golden mayfly, Green bay fly, Big Michigan mayfly, Great leadwing drake
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