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Subgenus Cercyon (Cercyon Subgenus Cercyon)
Photo#252387
Copyright © 2009
Mike Quinn
Cercyon
south Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
February 7, 2009
Size: ~ 3 mm
Cercyon
sp.
det. v. belov, 2009
At lights in a small mesic patch under an oak-willow canopy...
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Contributed by
Mike Quinn
on 7 February, 2009 - 9:50pm
Last updated 17 December, 2022 - 1:38am
Moved
Moved from
Cercyon
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v belov
, 17 December, 2022 - 1:38am
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Cercyon
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v belov
, 8 February, 2009 - 8:52am
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Aquatic
Thanks! I thought it might be an aquatic beetle. Our lot is near to Slaughter Creek but it's mostly dry due to the extended drought Texas is experiencing. We probably won't break the dry spell before fall if even then... Thanks again, Mike
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Mike Quinn
, 8 February, 2009 - 9:13am
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they are not aquatic
dung, compost, rotting vegetation, carrion is their thing
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v belov
, 8 February, 2009 - 9:19am
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Yes, non-aquatic members of water beetle fam...
Thanks, I filled out the genus page with correct habitat info. Mike
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Mike Quinn
, 8 February, 2009 - 11:09am
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