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Giant Water Bug (Lethocerus americanus)
Photo#559905
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
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Moved for expert attention
Moved from
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 28 August, 2011 - 9:07pm
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Belostoma flumineum
It might be Belostoma flumineum.
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Christopher James Dubey
, 11 August, 2011 - 1:35pm
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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
):
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Ron M.
, 8 August, 2011 - 8:15pm
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