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Species Notonecta irrorata

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Infraorder Nepomorpha (Aquatic Bugs)
Superfamily Notonectoidea
Family Notonectidae (Backswimmers)
Genus Notonecta
No Taxon (subgenus Notonecta)
Species irrorata (Notonecta irrorata)
Explanation of Names
Notonecta irrorata Uhler 1879
Size
12.8-15.5 mm(1)
Identification
hemelytra mottled
Range
e NA (NS-FL to SK-e.TX) - Map (2)(3)
Habitat
Ponds, lakes, rivers
Season
mostly: Mar-Dec (3)
Food
Small aquatic insects
Works Cited
1.Identification manual for the aquatic and semi-aquatic Heteroptera of Florida
Epler J.H. 2006. FL Dept. Env. Prot., Tallahassee, FL. 186 pp.
2.Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner. 1988. Brill Academic Publishers.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by tom murray on 21 November, 2005 - 6:07pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 25 August, 2023 - 4:19pm

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