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Hydrophilidae, Giant Black Water Beetle, dorsal - Hydrophilus triangularis
Copyright © 2019 MJ Hatfield

Hydrophilidae, Giant Black Water Beetle, dorsal - Hydrophilus triangularis
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
October 9, 2018
live BL trap

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 8 February, 2019 - 9:50pm

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