Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Aquatic Bugs (Nepomorpha) » Nepoidea » Waterscorpions (Nepidae) » Ranatra » Brown Waterscorpion (Ranatra fusca)
Photo#1282803
Brown waterscorpian? - Ranatra fusca
Copyright © 2016 wcleung

Brown waterscorpian? - Ranatra fusca
Tyson Lake, Killarney, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada
August 16, 2016
Size: 1.5 inches body only
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by wcleung on 28 August, 2016 - 1:27am
Last updated 20 April, 2018 - 5:49pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Ranatra.
… v belov, 20 April, 2018 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brown Waterscorpion.
… wcleung, 28 August, 2016 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

If you're not certain of the ID...
...please move the pic to genus pending expert review.

Thanks.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2016 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

 
How to do that?
Sorry I do not realize there are different ways to submit.
… wcleung, 28 August, 2016 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

 
You can post to any taxonomic level.
To move the image, click on the "tag" link. The pic will appear above the Clickable Guide at the left of the page. Then, navigate to the Ranatra genus page; make sure you're on the Images tab; and click on the "move tagged images" link at the top of the page.

If you'd like me to move it for you, just let me know.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2016 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks, I just moved the image
For my curiosity, should submitters always post images as ID requests, or to the most specific category the submitter is confident about? Either way there will be some expert review?
… wcleung, 28 August, 2016 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
ID Request is always safe, but...
...it's perfectly fine to post to your deepest level of certainty. Experts generally make use of the Recent tab, to be sure that they see all submissions, regardless of where they have been posted.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 August, 2016 - 4:48am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact