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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 - female
Copyright © 2009 tom murray

small Whirligig Beetle - Gyrinus - Female
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 1, 2009
Size: 5.5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 1 March, 2009 - 6:43pm
Last updated 1 March, 2009 - 9:35pm

Nice photo
unfortunately a female (protarsi not expanded).
… Donald S. Chandler, 1 March, 2009 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

 
I guess that means
if I want a species name attached to this, it won't happen unless I find a male to match up with her.
… tom murray, 1 March, 2009 - 9:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Males can always be identified
females are more like 70% - most can be, but not all.
… Donald S. Chandler, 2 March, 2009 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Whirligig Beetles.
… tom murray, 1 March, 2009 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Gyrinus
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… Tim Loh, 1 March, 2009 - 7:57pm login or register to post comments

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