Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862 is a animal in the Ephemeridae family, order Ephemeroptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862

Pentagenia vittigera is a riverbed-burrowing mayfly in the Palingeniidae family found in North America.

Family

Ephemeridae

Genus

Pentagenia

Order

Ephemeroptera

Class

Insecta

About Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862

Pentagenia vittigera Walsh, 1862 is a species of mayfly that burrows in riverbeds. It belongs to the mayfly family Palingeniidae. This species is found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Ephemeroptera › Ephemeridae › Pentagenia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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