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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) » False Clown Beetles (Sphaeritidae) » Sphaerites » Sphaerites politus
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False clown beetle - Sphaerites politus
Copyright © 2003 Jeff Gruber & UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology

False clown beetle - Sphaerites politus
near High Point, King County, Washington, USA
June 16, 2003
Size: 4.5mm

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 1 November, 2007 - 6:45pm

Good going, Jeff! Another missing family filled in.
What a strange head for something that is said to resemble a Clown Beetle.
… Jim McClarin, 1 November, 2007 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from False Clown Beetles.
… Jeff Gruber, 1 November, 2007 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

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