Giant Water Bug (Belostoma elegans)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Giant Water Bug (Belostoma elegans) made in Gualeguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina on 25/12/2012. The photograph was published by Nicolas Chimento and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Invasión nocturna de miles de ejemplares. Noche fría y húmeda de verano.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Belostomatidae |
| Scientific name: | Belostoma elegans |
| English Name: | Giant Water Bug |
| Spanish Name: | Chinche Acuática Gigante |
| Portuguese Name: | Percevejo-d’água Gigante |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 25/12/2012 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | Entre Ríos |
| Location or protected area: | Gualeguay |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Heard, Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 17857 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON |
| Camera model: | COOLPIX L810 |
| Shutter speed: | 10/300 |
| Aperture: | 4.8 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 200 |
| Focal length: | 21mm |
| Creation date: | 2012:12:25 22:51:35 |
| Using Flash: | Si |
| Publication date: | 12/27/2012 19:05:22 |
