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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Semiaquatic Bugs (Gerromorpha) » Gerroidea » Water Striders (Gerridae) » Gerrinae » Aquarius
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Water Striders - Aquarius - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Jim Kramer

Water Striders - Aquarius - Male Female
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
April 13, 2006
Size: 5/8"
Any ideas?
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Contributed by Jim Kramer on 13 April, 2006 - 6:14pm
Last updated 20 November, 2020 - 1:39pm

Moved
Moved from Aquarius.

This is either Aquarius conformis or A. nebularis, both very similar and best separated with males. I've seen plenty of A. conformis in this county, but photo isn't clear enough to separate based on connexival spine length
… Matthew Pintar, 20 November, 2020 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Gerris.
… Matthew Pintar, 20 November, 2020 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Gerris.
Definitely a species of Gerris. They look sprawling enough to be G. remigis, which has a legspan of roughly two inches or so.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 April, 2006 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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