Waterbeetle Flies
Order: Hemiptera
Water Beetles are of the suborder hemipterans. These are true
bugs and the order Hemiptera include 5650 species in Australia
of which 270 are the aquatic or semi-aquatic hemipterans. Some
common species of interest in Australian waterways are:Backswimmer
- Notonectidae; Water Boatman- Corixidae; Water Lover - Hydrophylidae;
Giant oval water beetle - Belostomidae; Diving Beetle - Dytiscidae;
Water Measurer - Hydrometridae; Water Scorpion - Nepidae; Water
Strider - Gerridae; Pond Skater - Gerridae; Whirligig - Gyrinidae.
Your aquatic bug fly pattern arsenal can be as many and varied
as the species themselves and success is a matter of trial and
error with a little local knowledge.
As part of our range of fly fishing flies we are committed to bring
you a wide selection of
water beetles. Help us build our
stock of
beetle flies by requesting your favorite patterns.
