Species Notonecta irrorata

Classification · Size · Identification · Habitat · Season · Food · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Family Notonectidae (Backswimmers)

Genus Notonecta

Species irrorata (Notonecta irrorata)

Size

10mm

Identification

Wing covers have a red and black pattern.

Habitat

Ponds, lakes, and rivers.

Season

All year.

Food

Small aquatic insects.

Internet References

U. of Michigan Dearborn

Contributed by tom murray on 21 November, 2005 - 6:07pm

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