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large insect - Lethocerus americanus
Copyright © 2011 John L Guerin

large insect - Lethocerus americanus
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
August 8, 2011
Size: about 3 inches

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Contributed by John L Guerin on 8 August, 2011 - 7:36pm
Last updated 5 August, 2012 - 12:27pm

Moved
Moved from Lethocerus.
… David J. Ferguson, 5 August, 2012 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2011 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

Belostoma flumineum
It might be Belostoma flumineum.
… Christopher James Dubey, 11 August, 2011 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

Not 100% sure exactly which species...
...but it is one of the Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae).

Here is an example of Uhler's Water Bug (Lethocerus uhleri):
… Ron M., 8 August, 2011 - 8:15pm login or register to post comments

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