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Peltodytes sexmaculatus
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Catfish
Crawling Water Beetle -
Peltodytes sexmaculatus
Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
April 24, 2009
Size: ~3 mm
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Contributed by
Catfish
on 24 April, 2009 - 9:49pm
Last updated 6 July, 2013 - 9:11am
Moved
Moved from
Peltodytes
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Tim Loh
, 10 May, 2009 - 1:25am
ID
this is
Peltodytes sexmaculatus
Roberts
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Tim Loh
, 10 May, 2009 - 1:19am
Great! Thank you very much, T
Great! Thank you very much, Tim.
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Catfish
, 10 May, 2009 - 6:10am
Yes
Peltodytes; interesting to note that your beetle was attacking a damselfly naiad- these beetles are reported to be herbivorous.
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Tim Loh
, 24 April, 2009 - 11:10pm
Thank you Hey there, Tim.
Thank you
Hey there, Tim. Thanks for the confirmation. I'll add a post showing this beetle with the damselfly it attacked. In that post, I'll also describe what I observed.-- Cat
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Catfish
, 25 April, 2009 - 5:34am