Notonecta irrorata

Notonecta irrorata is a species of backswimmer native to North America first described by Philip Reese Uhler in 1879. Presence of N. irrorata in ponds is known to repel the oviposition of Culex mosquitoes.

Notonecta irrorata
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N. irrorata
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Notonecta irrorata
Uhler, 1879
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