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Microvelia penglyi

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Microvelia penglyi is a species in the family Veliidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Microvelia penglyi

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
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Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
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Where does Microvelia penglyi live?

Not recorded

Is Microvelia penglyi endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Microvelia penglyi classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyVeliidae
  6. genusMicrovelia
  7. SpeciesMicrovelia penglyi D. Polhemus, 2017

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Microvelia penglyi

Other species in the same genus Microvelia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Microvelia penglyi?

Microvelia penglyi (Microvelia penglyi) belongs to the family Veliidae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Microvelia penglyi (Microvelia penglyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/microvelia-penglyi

MLA

“Microvelia penglyi (Microvelia penglyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/microvelia-penglyi.

BibTeX
@misc{microvelia_penglyi_2026,
  title = {Microvelia penglyi (Microvelia penglyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/microvelia-penglyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}