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beetle?
Copyright © 2007 eos

beetle?
Albany, Vermont, USA
May 3, 2007
Size: 1" to maybe 2" long
found in wet area in last year's cattails
Contributed by eos on 7 May, 2007 - 8:55pm
Last updated 8 February, 2009 - 1:26am

Moved
Moved from Predacious Diving Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 8 February, 2009 - 1:26am

I´d say: diving beetle (Dytiscidae)
:-)
… Boris Büche, 8 May, 2007 - 7:06am

 
eep... thanks for correcting
eep... thanks for correcting another of my mistakes... I didn't even notice the yellow lateral margins on this one
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 8 May, 2007 - 12:11pm

 
Was not sure about
. . . this one having yellow margins (not very obvious, I thought it might be reflections). For my diagnosis, I based on body form: Hydrophilus (only genus of that size in Hydrophilidae) is more tapering backwards, and more convex dorsally.
… Boris Büche, 9 May, 2007 - 4:57am

Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilus
Hydrophilidae: Hydrophilus
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 7 May, 2007 - 9:01pm

 
In case you don't know,
Yes that is a type of beetle.
… Graham Montgomery, 7 May, 2007 - 9:38pm

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