🪲Lethocerus americanus
Lethocerus americanus, sometimes called the electric light bug, toe biter or fish killer, is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States. It typically has a length around 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). It was originally classified as a species in the genus Belostoma.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Lethocerus americanus yet.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderHemiptera
- ›familyBelostomatidae
- ›genusLethocerus
- ›speciesLethocerus americanus
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderTrue bugs · Hemiptera
- subfamilyLethocerinae
- genusLethocerus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderTrue bugs · Hemiptera
- suborderHeteroptera
- infraorderNepomorpha
- familyBelostomatidae
- subfamilyLethocerinae
- genusLethocerus
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