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Hydroscapha sp. - Hydroscapha natans

Hydroscapha sp. - Hydroscapha natans
Idaho County, Idaho, USA
October 27, 2007
Size: 1mm
Adults and larvae on typical algae bed.

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Not only new family for bugguide,
but this is a new suborder for us!!

Great find!
Great find Crystal. And great that you extended the range of the family. And great that you posted images here.

I was hoping to run into some of these while I was down in AZ this last August. No luck though.

Thanks for sharing them.

Images moved
to new species page. Single species in U.S., according to different sources.

 
Thanks so much for moving the
Thanks so much for moving them. However, I wouldn't put a species name on them just yet, as we will not know what species they are until we get the genetic results back.

 
yeah
especially noting the great disjunction between where they are common (down here in AZ) and where you guys found them.