Belostoma flumineum (Electric Light Bug) Giant Water Bug Adult Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
» Family Belostomatidae (Giant Water Bugs)
» Genus Belostoma (Toebiters)
» Species flumineum (Electric Light Bug)
This giant water bug was collected from the Upper Midwest on January 13th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.
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Imitating Belostoma
Posted by Appangler on Apr 26, 2007
Just a thought...perhaps a "cow dung" traditional wet fly would cover this bug. As for the green sheen on the wing, one might use slips from green wing teal secondary wing feathers.
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