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Lethocerus americanus
Lethocerus americanus
Giant Water Bug
Photographer: Kendra Olcott

ID: 0000 0000 1108 0754 (2008-11-12)

Copyright © 2008 Kendra Olcott

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Aug 2008
  • location   West Beaver Creek (Elko County, Nevada, US)
  • family Belostomidae
  • order Hemiptera
  • class Insecta
  • notes   Very large 'true bug' that flies at night and lives in ponds, pools, and ditches by day. Also known as the 'toe biter'.
  • camera   Canon
  • photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Giant Water Bug
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Lethocerus americanus
  • Check Google Images for Lethocerus americanus


  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Mar 24, 2013

    Action: changed name from "Lethocercus americanus" to "Lethocerus americanus "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Typo"

     
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