Notonectidae (family)
Backswimmer at Bruce, ACT
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| Notonectidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Nov 2024 | |
| Enithares sp. (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 24 Sep 2024 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 24 Aug 2023 |
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3 comments
24 Aug 2023
This is a waterbug order Hemiptera. If this is an image of it swimming on its back then it is a backswimmer (family Notonectidae) otherwise if it normally swims back up with legs underneath then it is one of the waterboatmen (family Corixidae). Keys to species can be found in the book Australian Water Bugs by Nils M Andersen & Tom A Weir 2004
Location information
- Coordinates 149.087763-35.253907
- Altitude 643.3m
- Maps Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Aug 2023 12:38 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Notonectidae (family) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Species information
- Notonectidae (family) Scientific name
- Backswimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 986.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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