North American Common Water Strider (Aquarius remigis)
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True bugsIn Hamilton County, Ohio

North American Common Water Strider

Aquarius remigis (Say, 1832)

North American Common Water Strider in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Gerridae
Genus
Aquarius
Near Hamilton County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (44)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (40)
  • Recorded, season not shown (4)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
North American Common Water Strider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County82 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Hamilton County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 21 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of North American Common Water Strider in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of North American Common Water StriderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000392
Jan 11–1700344
Jan 18–2400312
Jan 25–3100206
Feb 1–700357
Feb 8–1400383
Feb 15–2100366
Feb 22–2800391
Mar 1–700551
Mar 8–1400523
Mar 15–2100750
Mar 22–28111,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,535
Apr 5–11221,960
Apr 12–18112,492
Apr 19–25112,403
Apr 26 – May 2003,783
May 3–9223,307
May 10–16002,059
May 17–23002,153
May 24–30222,390
May 31 – Jun 6002,648
Jun 7–13222,715
Jun 14–20002,695
Jun 21–27112,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4113,220
Jul 5–11112,980
Jul 12–18003,031
Jul 19–25112,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,795
Aug 2–8112,884
Aug 9–15002,696
Aug 16–22112,535
Aug 23–29002,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,606
Sep 6–12112,980
Sep 13–19112,959
Sep 20–26002,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,122
Oct 4–10001,828
Oct 11–17001,793
Oct 18–24001,338
Oct 25–31111,023
Nov 1–700676
Nov 8–1400593
Nov 15–2100384
Nov 22–2800496
Nov 29 – Dec 500356
Dec 6–1200478
Dec 13–1900285
Dec 20–2600322
Dec 27 – Jan 200388

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early March to early May, middle week mid-April, and again late May to late October, middle week early August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 442 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of North American Common Water Strider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of North American Common Water StriderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14325,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7728,321
Mar 8–147510,384
Mar 15–2117512,620
Mar 22–2811513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 416619,661
Apr 5–118526,860
Apr 12–1825739,925
Apr 19–2526641,623
Apr 26 – May 237956,391
May 3–911852,952
May 10–163253,785
May 17–239757,698
May 24–309654,651
May 31 – Jun 67553,099
Jun 7–138553,700
Jun 14–206456,625
Jun 21–279855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 412558,477
Jul 5–1117661,336
Jul 12–186364,722
Jul 19–2518769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1181059,416
Aug 2–816559,712
Aug 9–158455,994
Aug 16–229754,328
Aug 23–2912651,772
Aug 30 – Sep 518657,167
Sep 6–1214659,075
Sep 13–1910554,543
Sep 20–2612545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 37443,180
Oct 4–1012537,841
Oct 11–178530,824
Oct 18–249321,156
Oct 25–319419,021
Nov 1–72114,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-March to mid-October, middle week Jun 21–27.

From 403 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Limnoporus canaliculatus Limnoporus canaliculatus70 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Neogerris hesione Neogerris hesione26 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Metrobates hesperius Metrobates hesperius11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Trepobates subnitidus Trepobates subnitidus10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 442 records
  • Reported as an adultUsually mid-March to mid-October, middle week late June · 403 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to January, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest71%31%
Developed24%49%
Wetland4%5%
Farmland2%11%

From 217 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

442 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.