Species Gelastocoris oculatus - Big-Eyed Toad Bug

Gelastocoris oculatus Fabricius, 1798. Synonyms, etc.:

Latin oculatus '[big-]eyed'

6-9 mm

A common, though well-camouflaged bug of muddy freshwater shorelines. Some characters:

throughout the contiguous US and in so. Canada (ON, MB); Mexico

muddy shores of streams and lakes

spring through fall

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--Cotinis, 8 May 2010