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Large flat insect - Lethocerus americanus
Copyright © 2011 cougarlad55

Large flat insect - Lethocerus americanus
Westport, Westport Heights, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
June 5, 2011
Size: More than 2 inches long

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Contributed by cougarlad55 on 6 June, 2011 - 9:57pm
Last updated 5 August, 2012 - 12:44pm

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Giant Water Bug
in the genus Lethocerus:



Welcome to BugGuide!
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Giant Water Bug
Thanks for your prompt ID of this insect I had never seen before. Interesting that I would find it when I was cleaning my back yard pond yesterday.
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