Insect Orders
Hydrometridae Family: Water Measurers
Hydrometra sp.
a.
Hydrometra sp.
- Common Name: Water Measurer
- Identifying Features: The head is more then 1.5 times as long as its thorax
- Size of Mature Adult: 11mm
- Habitat: The surface of slow moving waters (ponds)
- Other Information: They are adept at climbing out of containers, so care must be taken while transporting them.
- Figures:
a. Mature adult