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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae) » Gyrinus
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small Whirligig Beetle - Gyrinus
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

small Whirligig Beetle - Gyrinus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 3, 2007
Size: 5-6mm
There were several large groups of these swimming on the surface of the water.

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Contributed by tom murray on 6 June, 2007 - 8:09pm

Thanks Don
Genus is a lot better than what I had it at:-)
… tom murray, 6 June, 2007 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

Gyrinus sp.
Lots of species, a challenge to separate.
… Donald S. Chandler, 6 June, 2007 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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