Mayfly






CLASS

Insecta

ORDER

Ephemeroptera

FAMILY

Heptageniidae

GENUS

Rhithrogena



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Filum terminale present (Three cerci).

The two gills of the first pair enlarged, kidney shaped, inserting ventrally and meeting in the middle.


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Genus
Rhithrogena

I found 3 specimens. One had a handicapped left front leg, a anomaly that I have seen in some other mayfly nymphs