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Laccophilus sp. - Laccophilus maculosus
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Laccophilus sp. - Laccophilus maculosus
Medford, (~25 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
April 4, 2010
Size: 5.6mm
I just love the markings on these water beetles. Laccophilus sp., looks like L. maculosus?

fished from the large rain "pond" in the front yard. The pond formed after two days of hard rain and was gadually gone in about two weeks. I guess these beetles come and go quickly.

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Laccophilus sp. - Laccophilus maculosus Laccophilus sp. - Laccophilus maculosus
Contributed by Tim Moyer on 5 June, 2010 - 12:32am
Last updated 5 June, 2010 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Laccophilus.
… Tim Loh, 5 June, 2010 - 1:06pm

 
Thanks Tim
that's a new one for me.
… Tim Moyer, 5 June, 2010 - 8:46pm

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