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Water scorpion, Ranatra sp - Ranatra kirkaldyi
Copyright © 2008 Catfish

Water scorpion, Ranatra sp - Ranatra kirkaldyi
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
October 7, 2008
Size: ~40 mm, w/o breathin tube

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Contributed by Catfish on 7 October, 2008 - 6:06pm
Last updated 26 March, 2009 - 4:01pm

Moved
Moved from Ranatra.
… v belov, 26 March, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Ranatra larva ID?
Hi V. I see you've identified this species as R. kirkaldyi. I collected this bug from a borrow pit. A week earlier, I collected a larva water scorpion of genus Ranatra from the same borrow pit (photos of the larva can be viewed at http://bugguide.net/node/view/230142). Do you know whether this larva is also an R. kirkaldyi? Thank you. -- Catfish
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