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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea) » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrophilus » Hydrophilus triangularis
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Water scavenger beetle sp. - Hydrophilus triangularis
Copyright © 2007 Philip Kline

Water scavenger beetle sp. - Hydrophilus triangularis
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 26, 2007
Size: Large - 2 in.
This water scavenger beetle came to our porchlight.
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Contributed by Philip Kline on 3 September, 2007 - 11:40am
Last updated 27 September, 2007 - 9:21am

Awesome
I just recently found on of those in my grandpa's backyard. Again, nice find. :)
… Mistisce, 2 October, 2009 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

Hydrophilus triangularis.
Haven't seen one of these myself in awhle, but oddly got a giant water bug and a dystiscid at lights earlier this summer:-) Nice find.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2007 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Great, thanks Eric
Great, thanks Eric
… Philip Kline, 4 September, 2007 - 7:05pm login or register to post comments

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