Aquarius nebularis

Aquarius nebularis · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Gerridae

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Aquarius nebularis
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Adult Aquarius nebularis are 14 to 16 mm long. The species belongs to the A. elongatus group and is most closely related to A. conformis, another eastern North-American species.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults reach lengths of 14 to 16 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, Georgia.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: endemic in United States; native in North America. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Aquarius nebularis photo 2
Photo: Ryan Watson, CC BY
Aquarius nebularis photo 3
Photo: Sawyer Baran, CC BY

Same family (Gerridae)

North American Common Water StriderNorth American Common Water StriderAquarius remigisLake pondskaterLake pondskaterAquarius paludumRiver SkaterRiver SkaterAquarius najasTrepobates subnitidusTrepobates subnitidusLimnoporus notabilisLimnoporus notabilisMetrobates hesperiusMetrobates hesperius

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarius_nebularis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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