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Whirlygig beetle, 3:38pm - Gyrinus
Copyright © 2008 James Bailey

Whirlygig beetle, 3:38pm - Gyrinus
Alberta, Canada
July 20, 2008
Contributed by James Bailey on 3 September, 2008 - 8:30pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 2:42pm

Moved
Moved from Whirligig Beetles.
… James Bailey, 4 September, 2008 - 2:42pm

Gyrinus sp
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… v belov, 4 September, 2008 - 10:15am

 
Thanks
It was black underneath, does this hep with species?
… James Bailey, 4 September, 2008 - 2:42pm

 
It narrows
it down to a smaller group of species is all. A large group, for which the male genitalia are very helpful eventually.
… Donald S. Chandler, 19 January, 2009 - 8:40pm

 
perhaps -- to someone better versed in NA fauna :-[
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… v belov, 4 September, 2008 - 3:05pm

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