Common pond skater  (Gerris lacustris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hemiptera
Family Gerridae
Genus Gerris (1)
Size Length: 8-10 mm (2)
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Status

Common and widespread (3).