Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00674
Neoplea apopkana
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About Neoplea apopkana
Neoplea apopkana is a member of Pleidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Neoplea apopkana is a minute aquatic pygmy backswimmer documented from Kauaʻi. Adults and nymphs inhabit freshwater and are capable of flight between habitats.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey documented Neoplea apopkana at Līhuʻe in 1992 as a new island record.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; immature/nymphal stages; adult; no pupa.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Neoplea apopkana
- Family
- Pleidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Neoplea apopkana is a member of Pleidae in the order Hemiptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.