Rhoenanthus speciosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Family: | Potamanthidae |
Genus: | Rhoenanthus |
Species: | R. speciosus |
Binomial name | |
Rhoenanthus speciosus Eaton, 1881 | |
Rhoenanthus speciosus is a species of hacklegill mayfly in the family Potamanthidae. [1] [2]
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