Notonectidae (family)

Backswimmer at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

	Notonectidae (family)	3 Jan 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	31 Dec 2020	ConBoekel

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User's notes

The water body is ephemeral. I am 100% guessing that it is a true bug.

3 comments

Bron wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Your'e right Con - a true bug Perhaps Anisops? It's not listed as a species yet.

ConBoekel wrote:

2 Jan 2021

Thanks, Bron
If I get time I will take a dip net up to the puddle and see what else is available for imaging and uploading to CNM. As far as I know this, and an earlier record of a different species, are the first aquatic macroinvertebrate records for CNM. The puddle has lured an Eastern Grey Kangaroo, several species of birds, a dragonfly, several species of true flies, and several species of wasp so it is wonderful little biodiversity oasis.

Bron wrote:

2 Jan 2021

That sounds great Con. I'm newly interested in pond life too and am keeping an eye on the Melba Wetlands. I have shots of some things from there, so maybe we can stir up more interest in these environments :)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.106962 -35.260192
Altitude 615.7m
Maps Dryandra St Woodland
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Dec 2020 01:34 PM Recorded on
ConBoekel Recorded by
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Insects True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Notonectidae (family) Scientific name
Backswimmer Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 986.1m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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