Gerridae (family)
Unidentified water strider at Cotter River, ACT
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| Gerridae (family) | RogerF | 11 Jan 2017 | |
| Gerridae (family) | KenT | 11 Jan 2017 |
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13 Jan 2017
The male in image #1 is short-winged (micropterous); the other images show fully winged (macropterous) males.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.886194-35.329778
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Jan 2017 09:23 AM Recorded on
- KenT Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Mixed Gender
Collections
- KenT Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gerridae (family) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Gerridae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified water strider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 987.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gerridae sp.
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
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