Species

Notonecta kirbyi (Kirby’s backswimmer)

Notonecta kirbyi. Photo: (c) Joe Tyburczy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Nepomorpha (Water bugs)
        Superfamily: Notonectoidea (Backswimmers)
        Family: Notonectidae (Typical backswimmers)
        Subfamily: Notonectinae
        Tribe: Notonectini
        Genus: Notonecta (Milky backswimmers)
        Subgenus: Paranecta
        Species: Notonecta kirbyi (Kirby’s backswimmer)

Sightings

Where in Humboldt

Discussion

PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT NOTONECTA KIRBYI, THE KIRBY'S BACKSWIMMER

Advertising supports our journalism. If you would prefer not to see ads, we have another option.

Subscribe

Recently