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Guérin-Méneville’s Backswimmer
Notonecta unifasciata
Authorship: (Guérin-Méneville)
Records
It was collected at Echo Spring and identified at TAMU.
Sources
[Davis, 2003]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHEMIPTERA (True Bugs)
SuborderHETEROPTERA (Aquatic and Semiaquatic Bugs)
FamilyNOTONECTIDAE (Backswimmer Family)
GenusNotonecta
Speciesunifasciata
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)
tloh2Jul 24, 2026Kamloops, BC V1S, Canada
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)tloh2Jul 24, 2026Kamloops, BC V1S, Canada
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)tedweber1Jul 31, 2026Antelope Island, UT
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)tloh2Apr 18, 2026Maple Ridge, BC V4R 2R9, Canada
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)atatopMar 24, 2026Langley, BC V2Z 2C7, Canada
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)james15400Mar 22, 2026Greater Vancouver, CA-BC, CA
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)mpintarJun 8, 2025United States
Milky Backswimmers (opens in new tab)hydrophilusOct 8, 2025Tooele County, UT, USA
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)ziplockSep 27, 2025W 1080 North St, Lehi, UT, US
Notonecta unifasciata (opens in new tab)shawnb2Apr 18, 2024Capital, BC, Canada
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | Not assessed |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global (opens in new tab) | GNRNot Ranked |
| NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab) | Not assessed |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |