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Giant Water Bug? - Lethocerus medius
Copyright © 2019 Ray Lemke

Giant Water Bug? - Lethocerus medius
Tucson (Desert Museum), Pima County, Arizona, USA
December 10, 2019
Size: ca. 55mm
Which species of giant water bug? Found wandering about on land, after a night of heavy rain.

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Giant Water Bug? - Lethocerus medius Giant Water Bug? - Lethocerus medius
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Contributed by Ray Lemke on 10 December, 2019 - 4:41pm
Last updated 25 February, 2020 - 12:56pm

Moved
Moved from Lethocerus.
… Tyler Hedlund, 25 February, 2020 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

Lethocerus medius
Should be L. medius, the only species found in this region
… Matthew Pintar, 25 February, 2020 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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