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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 ovatus
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Giant Water Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Giant Water Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
June 12, 2006
Size: about 35 mm
another underside view in case it's helpful

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 14 June, 2006 - 10:31pm
Last updated 16 June, 2006 - 8:32pm

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