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bug - Benacus griseus
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bug - Benacus griseus
Canaveral National Seashore, Volusia County, Florida, USA
June 11, 2016

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Contributed by California Naturalist on 11 June, 2016 - 7:57pm
Last updated 16 June, 2016 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alan Jeon, 16 June, 2016 - 11:16am

Giant Water Bug
Lethocaris sp. My guess: Lethocerus americanus.
… Bill Wilwers, 11 June, 2016 - 9:15pm

 
NOT Lethocerus americanus
Lethocerus americanus does NOT occur in Florida. This bug appears to lack a median groove on the anterior margin of its fore femora; that would make it Benacus griseus. If it does have the groove, then it's Lethocerus uhleri.
… J. H. Epler, 13 June, 2016 - 2:37pm

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