Biology:Nepa apiculata
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Nepa |
| Species: | N. apiculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepa apiculata Uhler, 1862
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Nepa apiculata is a species of waterscorpion in the family Nepidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America (Canada and United States).[5] This species is active from spring to fall and feed on a wide variety of aquatic invertebrates. They have leaf-shaped bodies which allow them to camouflage. They've been known to hibernate during droughts as well as winter.
References
- ↑ "Nepa apiculata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=103766. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Nepa apiculata species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/55909a5390dec163fca48d2f38c43c6f. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Nepa apiculata". https://www.gbif.org/species/5152455. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ "Nepa apiculata Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/9089. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ↑ Donald Borror; Richard White (1970). A field guide to the insects of America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-395-07436-7. https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetoinse00borr.
Wikidata ☰ Q10599118 entry
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