Water boatman  (Notonecta glauca)

Facts

Also known as:Backswimmer
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Hemiptera
Family Notonectidae
Genus Notonecta(1)
Size Length: 14-17 mm (2)
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Status

Widespread and often common (3).