Global InformationHexagenia limbata information
| Hexagenia limbata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Ephemeridae |
| Genus: | Hexagenia |
| Species: | H. limbata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hexagenia limbata (Serville, 1829)[1]
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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.[2] 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 (Serville, 1829)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Hexagenia limbata: INFORMATION".