Bug FAQMetrobates hesperius
Metrobates hesperius · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Gerridae
Metrobates hesperius lives in the eastern part of North America. Its native range is also the eastern region of North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in eastern North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to eastern North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Gerridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrobates_hesperius
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.