Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Water Penny Beetles (Psephenidae) » Psepheninae » Psephenus » Psephenus herricki
Photo#142874
larva - Psephenus herricki
Copyright © 2007 Kim Fleming

larva - Psephenus herricki
Donalds, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
September 1, 2007
while walking through the woods I found this fellow crawling on my arm and gently placed it on the leaf. beetle larva?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Kim Fleming on 4 September, 2007 - 7:09am
Last updated 7 September, 2007 - 11:17pm

Psephenus herricki
This genus only has one species that occurs in the Eastern US.
… Crystal Maier, 4 September, 2007 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

Boy, it sure
looks like a water penny.
Nice shot! How big was it?
… Micki Killoran, 4 September, 2007 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

 
maybe 5mm
very small, about 5mm long. yes! i was walking by a creek and had been crouching and investigating amongst some small rocks in the creek. thanks! (I hope it survived, 10 yards or so from the creek where I left it.)
… Kim Fleming, 4 September, 2007 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

 
Ready to pupate?
I can't recall, but I think these beetles pupate in the soil, which would explain why this larva was out of the water.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 September, 2007 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact