Hexagenia orlando | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Family: | Ephemeridae |
Genus: | Hexagenia |
Species: | H. orlando |
Binomial name | |
Hexagenia orlando Traver, 1931 | |
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