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Giant Burrowing Mayfly (suggested common name) Hexagenia limbata (Serville 1829) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Ephemeroidea: Ephemeridae)

Alexander B. Orfinger and Andrea Lucky


Release Date: 5/13/2019

Reviewed At: 5/4/2022

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1244-2019

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-726, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Alexander B. Orfinger, Florida A & M University; and Andrea Lucky, assistant professor, Entomology and Nematology Department; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Orfinger, A. B., & Lucky, A. (2019). Giant Burrowing Mayfly (suggested common name) Hexagenia limbata (Serville 1829) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera: Ephemeroidea: Ephemeridae). EDIS, 2019(3). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1244-2019

Authors

Andrea Lucky
Andrea Lucky
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, insect systematics, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Publication #EENY-726

Peer Reviewed