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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) » Notonectoidea » Backswimmers (Notonectidae) » Notonecta » subgenus Notonecta (Notonecta subgenus Notonecta) » Notonecta irrorata
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Bug on car windshield - Notonecta irrorata
Copyright © 2014 Bruce A Rogers

Bug on car windshield - Notonecta irrorata
Limerick , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 1/2 to 3/4 inches
Hind legs looked more like flippers. But car was far from any body of water.
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Contributed by Bruce A Rogers on 19 October, 2014 - 7:10pm
Last updated 13 November, 2014 - 4:30pm

sighting date missing; pls add
… v belov, 13 November, 2014 - 4:30pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.

Having looked around a bit more, it seems that this one must belong here. However, expert confirmation would be appreciated.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 October, 2014 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Notonecta irrorata
Yep
… Brady Richards, 20 October, 2014 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

Backswimmer
Maybe something close to this one:



They're aquatic bugs, but they also fly quite well.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 October, 2014 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

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