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Crawling Water Beetle - Peltodytes muticus
Copyright © 2006 Tony DiTerlizzi

Crawling Water Beetle - Peltodytes muticus
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 21, 2006
Size: 4 mm
Captured in a nearby brook, photographed and released. Man, this thing never sat still!

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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 21 April, 2006 - 3:49pm
Last updated 4 May, 2006 - 1:37pm

Haliplidae: Peltodytes muticus
The same species as Tom photographed recently. Not known from NH, but must occur here.
… Donald S. Chandler, 1 May, 2006 - 8:10pm

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