Laccotrephes tristis
2 Water Scorpion or Toe-biter at Hamilton Valley, NSW
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| Laccotrephes tristis | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | ChrisAllen | 4 Jan 2021 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
20 Jan 2021
1st waterbug sighting on platform and first electronic record of the Toe-biter for the Albury/Wodonga area though they have been recorded in nearby Victorian local government areas
User's notes
Found a few of these in Reedy dam
1 comment
7 Jan 2021
This is a water scorpion, Laccotrephes tristis, a type of water bug, but I don't seem to be able to add this species at the moment.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.872603-36.043325
- Altitude 407.0m
- Places Hamilton Valley, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2021 12:50 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Featured Insects Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) ChrisAllen Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Laccotrephes tristis
Species information
- Laccotrephes tristis Scientific name
- Water Scorpion or Toe-biter Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 798.58m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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