Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896) is a animal in the Belostomatidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896) (Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896))
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Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896)

Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896)

Lethocerus uhleri, or Uhler's water bug, is a giant water bug species from the Belostomatidae family found in eastern North America.

Genus
Lethocerus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Lethocerus uhleri (Montandon, 1896)

Lethocerus uhleri, commonly known as Uhler's water bug, is a species of giant water bug that belongs to the family Belostomatidae. Its distribution ranges across eastern North America, extending from New York, Michigan, and Wisconsin in the north, southward to Florida and northern Tamaulipas.

Photo: (c) Jay L. Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay L. Keller

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Belostomatidae Lethocerus

More from Belostomatidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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