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Pygmy Backswimmer - Neoplea striola
Copyright © 2007 Tony DiTerlizzi

Pygmy Backswimmer - Neoplea striola
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 28, 2007
Size: ~2-3 mm
Collected at a nearby pond and released. John Epler's Key to Aquatic Heteroptera of Florida was used for identification as well as images within BugGuide.

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Pygmy Backswimmer - Neoplea striola Pygmy Backswimmer - Neoplea striola
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 28 May, 2007 - 6:05pm

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