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Giant Mayflies
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.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Giant Mayfly
speciesHexagenia limbata
Emergent Mayfly
speciesHexagenia bilineata
Lake Hex
speciesHexagenia atrocaudata
Great Olive-winged Drake
speciesHexagenia rigida
Southern Giant Mayfly
speciesHexagenia albivitta
Florida Hex
speciesHexagenia orlando
Hexagenia mexicana
speciesHexagenia mexicana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51112.