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Hydrophilus ovatus
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Copyright © 2011
Todd Lawton
water scavenger beetle -
Hydrophilus ovatus
Dixie County, Florida, USA
July 1, 2011
Size: 31mm
came to blacklight on salt flat
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Contributed by
Todd Lawton
on 13 December, 2011 - 10:12am
Last updated 13 December, 2011 - 7:23pm
Moved
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Tim Loh
, 13 December, 2011 - 7:23pm
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Tim Loh
, 13 December, 2011 - 3:07pm
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Hydrophilus sp.
Probably H. ovatus but will have to see the prosternum (on the ventral side) to confirm.
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Tim Loh
, 13 December, 2011 - 2:50pm
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