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Prefectural Natural Monument
Insects
Nepa hoffmanni (Japanese water scorpion)
Nepa hoffmanni
Nepa hoffmanni is a small true bug of wet, muddy margins, catching prey with its front legs. It has a long breathing tube at its tail and is smaller than the common water scorpion. Its habitat is limited and vulnerable to wetland change, so sites in Aichi and Mie are designated Natural Monuments.
- Scientific name
- Nepa hoffmanni
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Aichi, Mie
- 日本語
- ヒメタイコウチ
- 简体中文
- 姬水蝎蝽
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The Nepa hoffmanni (Japanese water scorpion) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Aichi, Mie.
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