Hesperocorixa vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Corixidae |
Tribe: | Corixini |
Genus: | Hesperocorixa |
Species: | H. vulgaris
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Binomial name | |
Hesperocorixa vulgaris (Hungerford, 1925)
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Hesperocorixa vulgaris is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] These insects are most active in spring to autumn and feed on algae, which they sometimes stir up from waterbeds. When threatened they will give a painful bite.
Hesperocorixa vulgaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Heteroptera |
Family: | Corixidae |
Tribe: | Corixini |
Genus: | Hesperocorixa |
Species: | H. vulgaris
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Binomial name | |
Hesperocorixa vulgaris (Hungerford, 1925)
|
Hesperocorixa vulgaris is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] These insects are most active in spring to autumn and feed on algae, which they sometimes stir up from waterbeds. When threatened they will give a painful bite.