Nepa apiculata is a species of waterscorpion in the family Nepidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in eastern North America (Canada and United States).[5] This species is active from spring to fall and feed on a wide variety of aquatic invertebrates. They have leaf-shaped bodies which allow them to camouflage. They've been known to hibernate during droughts as well as winter.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Nepidae |
| Genus: | Nepa |
| Species: | N. apiculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Nepa apiculata Uhler, 1862
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References
edit- ^ "Nepa apiculata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Nepa apiculata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Nepa apiculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Nepa apiculata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Donald Borror; Richard White (1970). A field guide to the insects of America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-395-07436-7.
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