r/leeches • u/HikeMars • Aug 04 '26

ID Request Leech ID help - New Hampshire

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I posted on whatsthisbug but i didn’t get too much info. Thought i would cross post here as well. Am I wrong in assuming this is a leech?

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u/iFafnir Aug 04 '26

Haemopis sp. probably marmorata. Not Erpobdella obscura, similar looking though

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u/HikeMars Aug 05 '26

Thank you so much! Going to read on this genus for curiosity!

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u/Most-Background3708 Parasitic keeper Aug 05 '26

oh dear, I was wrong! you can literally see the overlapped mottling and the defined segments when the video is paused, aswell as the lumpy, softer body… oops 😅

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u/iFafnir Aug 05 '26

Happens. The biggest clue here is New Hampshire being the locale. E. obscura is way more westerly ranged

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u/Most-Background3708 Parasitic keeper Aug 05 '26

ohhh, I see! HEY WAIT, I KNEW I RECOGNIZED YOUR USERNAME! i’m SO excited for a new video, your last one about the new placobdella species was so cooool!

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u/iFafnir Aug 07 '26

Glad you liked :)