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Belostomatidae nymph? - Lethocerus americanus
Copyright © 2017 Shawn Goodchild

Belostomatidae nymph? - Lethocerus americanus
Lake Park, Becker County, Minnesota, USA
August 11, 2017
Size: rougly 1.5 to 2 inches
Captured in a dip net with some stickleback. Very soft, as if it just molted, so I didn't pick it up for a photo. In light emergent vegetation in a warm-water ditch, with kind of nasty water from runoff.
Contributed by Shawn Goodchild on 12 August, 2017 - 12:49am
Last updated 28 March, 2021 - 10:16am

Moved
Moved from Lethocerinae.
… Matthew Pintar, 28 March, 2021 - 10:16am

Moved
Moved from Giant Water Bugs.
… Matthew Pintar, 28 March, 2021 - 10:15am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 18 September, 2017 - 5:02pm

Yes, a Belostomatid nymph
Yes, a Belostomatid nymph
… Even Dankowicz, 4 September, 2017 - 4:29pm

 
Thanks!!
Thanks!
… Shawn Goodchild, 8 September, 2017 - 7:04pm

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