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Velvet Water Bug for CA - Merragata hebroides
Copyright © 2014 Chris Mallory

Velvet Water Bug for CA - Merragata hebroides
Crystal Cove State Park, Orange County, California, USA
June 24, 2014
Size: est 2mm
Coastal bluff habitat. Species?
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 24 June, 2014 - 4:23pm
Last updated 24 June, 2014 - 7:30pm

On water?
… James Bailey, 15 October, 2016 - 7:58pm

 
Plastic
Or similar; small creek nearby and probably came from around there
… Chris Mallory, 15 October, 2016 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from Hebrus.
… Brady Richards, 24 June, 2014 - 7:30pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 24 June, 2014 - 6:22pm

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