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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Broad-shouldered Water Striders (Veliidae) » Microvelia
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Aquatic Bug - Microvelia
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Aquatic Bug - Microvelia
Sherman Library & Gardens, Orange County, California, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: 2mm
A few of these were on lily pads in a pond in a carefully maintained garden, amongst lots of exotic, flowers, trees, and other plants.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 15 June, 2009 - 9:13am
Last updated 15 September, 2009 - 4:41pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… v belov, 15 September, 2009 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

Nice find!
I'm always gawking at the flowers there. Next time, I'll look on the lily pads, too.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 June, 2009 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

Microvelia, i believe
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… v belov, 15 June, 2009 - 9:33am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good. The patterning is
Looks good. The patterning is very similar to Microvelia americana though this one seems not as broad as the other specimens in the guide.
… Elliotte Rusty Harold, 15 June, 2009 - 10:06am login or register to post comments

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