Hexagenia

Hexagenia
Hex·a·ge·nia (hek″sə-jeґne-ə) a genus of mayflies (order Ephemeroptera). H. bilineaґta is the lake fly, a species found on the shores of Lake Erie whose cast skins may cause asthma.

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