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Hexagenia

Hexagenia head.jpg
Order
Ephemeroptera
Family
Ephemeridae
Genus
Hexagenia


Hexagenia are by far the most common representative of the Ephemeridae that we collect. There is a forward extension of the head that has a rounded edge as shown in the photograph to the right. Nymphs with a forked extension are in the genus Ephemera.