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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Dytiscinae » Dytiscus
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Dytiscus sp. - Dytiscus - male
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Dytiscus sp. - Dytiscus - Male
Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
July 19, 2023
Crawling across gravel lane toward a seasonal pond. Sagebrush steppe with occasional Aspen and ponderosa.

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Dytiscus sp. - Dytiscus - male Dytiscus sp. - Dytiscus
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Contributed by Bellinca on 20 July, 2023 - 10:08pm

Ventral
It did flip but I didn’t get a photo. This is the first I’d seen and wasn’t sure what views would be necessary to determine species.
… Bellinca, 20 July, 2023 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

 
it's ok... in this genus, ventral pattern usually critcal for id
one can never know what it takes to get an id until you try
but taking a good dorsal like you did here does the trick in most cases
… v belov, 20 July, 2023 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

any chance to see venter?
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 20 July, 2023 - 10:37pm login or register to post comments

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