Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Nepidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ranatra linearis is a brown swimming insect species with adults that can fly, typically 3–3.5 cm long with an equally long tail breathing tube.

Family
Genus
Ranatra
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Ranatra linearis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ranatra linearis is a species of brown insect. Adults of this species typically have bodies that measure 3–3.5 cm (1.2–1.4 in) in length. The breathing tube located at their tail is usually around the same length as their body. They are swimming insects, and adult Ranatra linearis are capable of flight.

Photo: (c) Полина Яковлевна Нехаева (Лихачева), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Полина Яковлевна Нехаева (Лихачева) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Nepidae Ranatra

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

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